Nests in the rocks at Autograph Rock outside Boise City, OK
Nests in the rocks at Autograph Rock outside Boise City, OK; http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/spacepix/autograph-rock.html; The second Cold Spring is about 7 miles west and 7 miles north of Boise City. Autog... More
Strip maps of the "Trail to sunset" transcontinental automobile route:...
Public domain scan of a railway map, transportation, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Courtyard area at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM
Courtyard area at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM; http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site72.html
Waysides in McPherson, Kansas - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Waysides in McPherson, Kansas; https://www.visitmcpherson.com/
Yucca sprouts on the Cimarron National Grassland - 2
Vegetation on the Cimarron National Grassland; detail/psicc/about-forest/offices/?cid=fsm9_032733
Scenic prairie view with flowers at Point of Rocks in Elkhart, Kansas
Overlook above a walking trail; Located 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas 27, 1.5 miles west on a dirt road. It was a lookout for Indians and traders. It appears now as it did back then and ruts can be seen in... More
Spider webs up close at Comanche National Grassland
Spider webs flowing in the green grass trail; It was an important water supply on the trail and a stage station; it was also the scene of several Indian attacks. Trail ruts are still visible near the spring; a ... More
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing - 6
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Marker 12 11822 Holmes at 3 Trails Corridor (2ce43efb16fe465286ef90248...
Marker # 12 11822 Holmes at 3 Trails Corridor Actual date of photo differs from Recorded date, due to many years lapsed before download Marker by Catholic church sign; https://www.3trailscorridor.com/ 3 Trails... More
A curve in the creek at Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS -2
Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
A scraggly tree at Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS -2
Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove,...
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site with an American flag and cover...
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site National Historic Site with prairie schooner; The fort was an active trading post from 1833 to 1849, and it was of national importance to the opening of the American West.... More
Mahaffie House in Kansas on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail (2006...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Pasaron Por Aqui" wayside at Timpas Creek Picnic Area in Comanche Nat...
"Pasaron Por Aqui" wayside at Timpas Creek Picnic Area in Comanche National Grassland; parkhistory/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613/sec9.htm
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove,...
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing - 7
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Cottonwoods and yucca plants at Middle Spring Site near Elkhart, KS - ...
Cottonwoods and yucca plants at Middle Spring Site near Elkhart, KS - 2 Middle Spring is 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas Hwy 27, about 1 mile west on a dirt road to a small enclosed park. After Lower Spring... More
The Rayado Philmount Scout Ranch in Rayado, NM
The Rayado Philmount Scout Ranch in Rayado, NM; http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site72.html
Alt. Marker #6 817 SF at 3 Trails Corridor
Marker beside fire hydrant; https://www.3trailscorridor.com/ Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Georgeous flowers on the Cimarron National Grassland
Vegetation on the Cimarron National Grassland; detail/psicc/about-forest/offices/?cid=fsm9_032733
Visitors discuss a wayside at French Franks Trail Segment
People discussing a wayside at French Frank's Trail Segment; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are tho... More
(2) people in rolling hills at a distance at Point of Rocks Site
(2) people walking a swale with a view beyond the hills; Located 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas 27, 1.5 miles west on a dirt road. It was a lookout for Indians and traders. It appears now as it did back the... More
Fort Osage, 105 Osage Street, Sibley, Missouri
Fort Osage, at 105 Osage Street, Sibley, Missouri, was built in 1808 to fulfill one of the provisions of a treaty between the Osage Indians and the United States.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site cannon
Cannon and fort courtyard interior; The fort was an active trading post from 1833 to 1849, and it was of national importance to the opening of the American West. This fort has been faithfully reconstructed and ... More
Santa Fe Trail - Buildings at Boggsville
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Restored by the local historical society and registered as an official site along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, the buildings he... More
SAFE trail marker at Timpas Creek in Comanche National Grassland (2)
SAFE trail marker at Timpas Creek in Comanche National Grassland (2) ; parkhistory/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613/sec9.htm
Tall grass prairie at Cimarron National Grassland
Tallgrass prairie; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Officers' Row at Fort Larned National Historic Site in Larned, Kansas ...
Fort Larned National Historic Site; fols/index.htm
Views of the prairie at Lost Spring Station in Kansas
Lost Spring is 2.3 miles west of Lost Springs, KS on the north side of a paved road. The spring was a valuable source of water, and was also used as a trading ranch, stage station, and campground. The spring st... More
Ox with a bridle on at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Ox with a bridle on; The fort was an active trading post from 1833 to 1849, and it was of national importance to the opening of the American West. This fort has been faithfully reconstructed and is open to the ... More
A period chandelier at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM
A period chandelier at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM; http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site72.html
A rest area with kiosks, waysides, historical markers, Non-NTIR Signs,...
A rest area with kiosks, waysides, historical markers, Non-NTIR Signs, and an NTIR Sign in Cimarron, NM; safe/planyourvisit/new-mexico.htm
Wagon Mound, Mora County, New Mexico
Wagon Mound was a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail. Coming from Raton, New Mexico, travelers looked for this wagon-like hill to tell them that they were close to Santa Fe. Leave Interstate 25 at the village of Wa... More
The school and arsenal at Fort Larned National Historic Site (21fee873...
The school and arsenal at Fort Larned National Historic Site Fort Larned National Historic Site; https://www.nps.gov/fols/index.htm Keywords: safe; santa fe national historic trail; nht; cultural resources; hi... More
Flag waving by a wagon at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Green wagon with flag in the background outside Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site; The fort was an active trading post from 1833 to 1849, and it was of national importance to the opening of the American We... More
Schwenk's Hall in Cimarron, NM - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Schwenk's Hall in Cimarron, NM; http://www.cimarronnm.com/uploads/2/3/9/7/23975243/walking2008.pdf
Green swales at French Franks 3
Swales slicing thru fields of green; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are those northwest of the corn... More
An uneven hillside at Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS - 2
Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
(3) Waysides with two people in frame at Fort Union National Monument
(3) Waysides beside the highway with two People; Connect Trails to Parks project; foun/index.htm
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing - 9
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Strip maps of the "Trail to sunset" transcontinental automobile route:...
Public domain reproduction of portrait print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Green prairie grass at French Franks Trail Segment
Swales slicing thru fields of green; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are those northwest of the corn... More
Wagon Sculpture at Museum Hill, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Artist Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera, in collaboration with landscape architect Richard Borkovetz, created this life-sized depiction in bronze of “Journey’s End” at Museum Hill in Santa Fe. It is located on Camino Le... More
An aerial photo of Fry's Ruts near Windom, KS - 3
The Santa Fe Trail – Rice County Segment 2 is one of the remaining examples of the route taken by Santa Fe Trail traffic heading from the lower crossing of the Little Arkansas River.; nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000580.pdf
Overgrown ruts and swales at Commanche National Grassland
Swales leading uphill at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
A view of tilted plains at Point of Rocks Site
Dry prairie with swales; Located 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas 27, 1.5 miles west on a dirt road. It was a lookout for Indians and traders. It appears now as it did back then and ruts can be seen in the su... More
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing - 16
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
A view from the creek bank at Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS...
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Strip maps of the "Trail to sunset" transcontinental automobile route:...
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Santa Fe Trail, Kansas City, Mo.
H128111 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. H. Jones; June 7, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Mo.
Pawnee Rock in Kansas on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail (2006)
Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Register sign-in outside La Junta, CO (2)
Register sign-in outside La Junta, CO (2)
Nice view of the dry prairie at Comanche National Grassland
Ruts and swales meandering thru the countryside; It was an important water supply on the trail and a stage station; it was also the scene of several Indian attacks. Trail ruts are still visible near the spring;... More
Pawnee Rock with blue flowers at Cherokee Trail
Pawnee Rock with trees and purple flowers; To travelers on the Santa Fe Trail, this sandstone citadel marked the halfway point of the trail and was one of the most prominent landmarks on their long journey. Ame... More
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove,...
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing -1
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Commerce of the prairies - or, The journal of a Santa Fé trader, durin...
Identifier: commerceofpra01greg (find matches) Title: Commerce of the prairies : or, The journal of a Santa Fé trader, during eight expeditions across the great western prairies, and a residence of nearly nin... More
Dodge City Ruts near Dodge City, Kansas
Take a walk on the wild side. The ruts, imprinted in the ground by Conestoga wagons of the 1800s, are on the left as you walk this path.
Pecos National Historic Park, Pecos, New Mexico
Pecos was a stopping point on the way to Glorieta Pass and ultimately Santa Fe. Present-day New Mexico Highway 63 follows its path.
Prairie landscape with cactus at Fort Union National Monument
Prairie, mountains, and cactus; foun/index.htm
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove,...
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
A marker on the dry prairie in LaJunta, CO shows livestock impacts
Grazing destruction to monument; https://home.nps.gov/places/dar-monument.htm Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NTIR Staff reading a wayside at Cimarron, NM
NTIR Staff reading a wayside at Cimarron, NM; safe/planyourvisit/new-mexico.htm
Beautiful assorted flowers on the Cimarron National Grassland
Vegetation on the Cimarron National Grassland; detail/psicc/about-forest/offices/?cid=fsm9_032733
Possible wayside locations with ruts and swales at the Cimarron Nation...
Vegetation on the Cimarron National Grassland; detail/psicc/about-forest/offices/?cid=fsm9_032733
Bent's New Fort, Lamar, Colorado
Bent's New Fort is located eight miles from Lamar, Colorado on the Arkansas River. The site continues the story of William Bent who constructed the fort in 1853. The landscape, including the fort foundation, is... More
Comanche National Grassland horizon, with a trail trace in the distanc...
Dry prairie floor leading to the horizon at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
Ralph's Ruts in Kansas on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail (2006)
Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Walking tour in Cimarron, NM (2)
Walking tour in Cimarron, NM (2) ; http://www.cimarronnm.com/uploads/2/3/9/7/23975243/walking2008.pdf
Outside work area at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM
Outside work area at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM; http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site72.html
Smoke house area at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM
Smoke house area at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM; http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site72.html
A chapel at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM
A chapel at the Lucien Maxwell House in Rayado, NM; http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site72.html
A Non-NTIR sign at Raton Museum in Colfax County, NM
A Non-NTIR sign at Raton Museum in Colfax County, NM; https://www.ratonnm.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/The-Raton-Museum-30
"Pasaron Por Aqui" wayside at Timpas Creek Picnic Area in Comanche Nat...
"Pasaron Por Aqui" wayside at Timpas Creek Picnic Area in Comanche National Grassland (2) ; parkhistory/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613/sec9.htm
"People and the Land" wayside with views at Cimarron National Grasslan...
"People and the Land" wayside with views; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Pawnee Rock inscriptions on rock face
Pawnee Rock with trees and green grass; To travelers on the Santa Fe Trail, this sandstone citadel marked the halfway point of the trail and was one of the most prominent landmarks on their long journey. Americ... More
Cactus with a bird at Comanche National Grassland
Cactus with a bird on top; It was an important water supply on the trail and a stage station; it was also the scene of several Indian attacks. Trail ruts are still visible near the spring; a few building remain... More
Green swales at French Franks 1
Bright green grass swales in field; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are those northwest of the corne... More
Grassy prairie with yucca on private land near the Cimarron National G...
The prairie on private land near Cimarron National Grassland; detail/psicc/about-forest/offices/?cid=fsm9_032733
Green swales at French Franks 2
Field of green grass with swales; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are those northwest of the corner ... More
Ruts and swales at French Franks Trail Segment
Swales slicing thru fields of green; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are those northwest of the corn... More
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, NM
Find out what’s in front of you by reading outdoor exhibits. Here the deep ruts etched into the earth are a record of Fort Union’s role as the guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. Formed from a network of routes us... More
People walking ruts and swales at Cimarron National Grassland - 2
People walking ruts and swales at Cimarron National Grassland - 2; detail/psicc/about-forest/offices/?cid=fsm9_032733
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove,...
NTIR Staff explain details about Rock Creek Crossing in Council Grove, KS; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing - 18
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing - 4
Della Orton dedication event for Rock Creek Crossing; http://pnts.org/new/della-ortons-dream-npf-project-spurs-santa-fe-trails-rock-creek-crossing/
Autograph Rock wall at 90 degree angle
Rock face comes to a 90 degree angle; http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/spacepix/autograph-rock.html; The second Cold Spring is about 7 miles west and 7 miles north of Boise City. Autograph Rock contains the ... More
Nests in the rocks at Autograph Rock outside Boise City, OK
Nests in the rocks at Autograph Rock outside Boise City, OK; http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/spacepix/autograph-rock.html; The second Cold Spring is about 7 miles west and 7 miles north of Boise City. Autog... More
A view to the valley at Point of Rocks Overlook
View from Point of Rocks expansive; Located 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas 27, 1.5 miles west on a dirt road. It was a lookout for Indians and traders. It appears now as it did back then and ruts can be see... More
Rocky hillside with marker at Point of Rocks Site
Rough hillside at Point of Rocks; Located 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas 27, 1.5 miles west on a dirt road. It was a lookout for Indians and traders. It appears now as it did back then and ruts can be seen ... More
Wayside and NTIR Sign on the prairie at Middle Spring Site
Wayside and SAFE Non-NTIR Sign on cut path; Middle Spring is 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas Hwy 27, about 1 mile west on a dirt road to a small enclosed park. After Lower Spring, this was the next reliable ... More
Stories of the Old Santa Fe Trail
Also available in digital form. Copy 2 formerly shelved in Reserve Storage.
Gregg's Commerce of the prairies; or, The journal of a Sante Fe trader...
"Reprint of ... the second edition, New York, 1845."--v. 19, p. [155]. Includes facsimile of t.-p. of 1845 New York edition with title: Commerce of the prairies, or The journal of a Santa Fé trader, during eig... More
Stories of the Old Santa Fe Trail
Also available in digital form. Copy 2 formerly shelved in Reserve Storage.
Gregg's Commerce of the prairies; or, The journal of a Sante Fe trader...
"Reprint of ... the second edition, New York, 1845."--v. 19, p. [155]. Includes facsimile of t.-p. of 1845 New York edition with title: Commerce of the prairies, or The journal of a Santa Fé trader, during eig... More
Gregg's Commerce of the prairies; or, The journal of a Sante Fe trader...
"Reprint of ... the second edition, New York, 1845."--v. 19, p. [155]. Includes facsimile of t.-p. of 1845 New York edition with title: Commerce of the prairies, or The journal of a Santa Fé trader, during eig... More
Gregg's Commerce of the prairies; or, The journal of a Sante Fe trader...
"Reprint of ... the second edition, New York, 1845."--v. 19, p. [155]. Includes facsimile of t.-p. of 1845 New York edition with title: Commerce of the prairies, or The journal of a Santa Fé trader, during eig... More
Gregg's Commerce of the prairies; or, The journal of a Sante Fe trader...
"Reprint of ... the second edition, New York, 1845."--v. 19, p. [155]. Includes facsimile of t.-p. of 1845 New York edition with title: Commerce of the prairies, or The journal of a Santa Fé trader, during eig... More
Stories of the Old Santa Fe Trail
Also available in digital form. Copy 2 formerly shelved in Reserve Storage.