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The Santa Fe Trail
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 Coming up to the Sierra Vista Overlook, from the south |
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The Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail wound around the Sierra Vista Overlook on its way southwest (between La Junta and Trinidad) paralleling Timpas Creek. Much of the Trail consisted of short sections connecting water holes, vantage points and natural landmarks. As a traveler with a wagon train on the Trail, you didn't want someone as a Trail Boss who had just made a trip during the good, easy times. You wanted some guy who'd made the journey back and forth in the hardest of times, because he knew where everything was along the route, including the water holes you go to when there's nothing else out there. This same hard-timer would also know how to get back to the main route of the trail from wherever you might have gotten off to, because he knows the landmarks... |
 Marker beside the road  Looking southwest from the top of the Overlook |
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Related Links: Santa Fe Trail Index - Trail Timeline - Women on the Santa Fe Trail Fort Union National Monument - Colorado Trail Ghost Towns Our History & Heritage - Timpas Picnic Area - Point of Rocks |
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