Travel

The Pathfinder’s Trail

oregon-trailThousands of overland immigrants to Oregon and California from 1845 to 1849 followed a path first blazed by John C. Fremont.

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Bicycling the Oregon Trail

bicycling_oregon_trail_travel_old_west_historyTens of thousands of people organized at Independence Square in Independence, Missouri, to follow the Oregon Trail in the 19th century.

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On the Trail of the Dalton Gang

dalton-gang_fort-smith-arkansas_coffeyville-kansasStanding in front of the gallows at Fort Smith National Historic Site, I’m overcome by history.

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Following Sibley’s Confederate Invasion

renegade_roads_henry_hopkins_sibley_new_mexico_texas_civil_warYou’ve gotta love Texians and the Confederate government. They actually thought this was a good idea.

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Conflict on the Range

renegade-roads_colorado_wyoming_sheep-cattle-warsYou wouldn’t know it today when you drive across Colorado and Wyoming, seeing cattle grazing with sheep herds nearby, that a century ago such juxtaposition was not only unusual, but, in many cases, very, very unwelcome—sometimes deadly.

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Following Arizona’s Road to Statehood

arizona-statehood_navajo-country_historyIt’s hard to believe, but it was here, off Interstate 40 at milepost 325—in the middle of nowhere—that Arizona’s road to statehood really began.

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Happy 225th Birthday, Davy Crockett!

renegade_rds_davy-crockett_birthday_alamo“Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee....”

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Following New Mexico’s Road to Statehood

new-mexico_united-states-geological-survey_fort-wingateAh, New Mexico. The Land of Enchantment. Or, as many say, the Land of Entrapment.

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Oregon Trail Endangered

renegade-roads_pioneer_oregon-trailI have spent years traveling overland trails in the West; some might say I have an obsession for traveling three miles an hour in a covered wagon.

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