Showing posts with label Missouri to New Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Missouri to New Mexico. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2011

Santa Fe Trail....

Click to enlarge, the red line is the Santa Fe Trail
There was a time in history, before railroads and all that, now don't get confused,
if you wanted to go from Missouri to New Mexico, this was the "road" you used;
hook you wagon to the mules, of oxen may pull it too,
get set for quite a trip, and you had a lot to do.

This is how the west was settled, on group at a time,
and these trails were popular, you had to wait in line.
You took your wagon, family too and livestock by the way;
it was slow they had to eat, and you didn't carry hay.
This was one piece of the puzzle - click
Wildflowers along the way - click
A Memorial and celebration, very nice. - click