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North America » United States » New Mexico » Fort Sumner April 24th 2013

DAY TWO: APRIL 23, 2013 – AFTERNOON FORT SUMNER During the War Between the States General Carleton was the smartest man in New Mexico. No doubt about it. He certainly knew what would be best for the Navajo when he ordered Colonel Kit Carson to take some battle hardened New Mexico Militia to pillage the Navajo homeland and take them on a long walk to the Bosque Redondo on the Pecos River where they could either starve to death or die from malaria if their friends the Mescaleros didn’t kill them for other reasons. Carleton was genuinely well-intentioned for their welfare when he came up with that plan. Fort Sumner was built in 1862 to manage the new utopia for the Navajo. By 1868 the plan was in abject failure, the Navajo ... read more
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North America » United States » New Mexico » Fort Sumner March 28th 2011

Sunday March 27 Ft Sumner, New Mexico to Post, Texas; then home to Bryan on the 28. Spent a lot of time last night thinking about whether I wanted to just head home or invest another few days and a few hundred dollars in going to Lincoln, Roswell, etc and taking another roundabout way back home. Still hadn't decided last night and left the decision for the next day. The next day there was a sharp wind with 30 MPH gust blowing from the West so I took it for a sign that decided it for me. I wasn't going to go headlong into a west wind again to get to Lincoln. Kind of a shame though as most of the real history of the Lincoln county wars happened in Lincoln. The ongoing expense of traveling ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico » Fort Sumner March 26th 2011

March 26- Santa Fe- Santa Rosa- Ft Sumner Checked out of my motel room in Santa Fe around 1100 and headed towards Ft Sumner of Billy the Kid fame. Was looking forward to be getting out of the 7000 ft altitude range as Ft Sumner was 4362 ft. I'm sure Santa Fe would be a good place to visit for a while if I stayed long enough to get used to the altitude since there is so much to see and do within a 50 mile radius. And I would imagine at that altitude it wouldn't get that hot in summer. I headed downhill (so to speak) on I -25 to West of Las Vegas where I headed southeast on Hwy 84 to I-40 East to Santa Rosa. From Santa Rosa I intended to go South ... read more
Heading East out of Santa Fe
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