Robert was seeking our assistance in establishing the 1788 route Pedro Vial and Franciso Xavier Fragoso first took from Santa Fe New Mexico to the fort at Natchitoches via Taovayas (aka Spanish Fort). He hooked up with us by the work we did on the Comanchero trails which is published on Dads blog.
(click http://odomsinhappy.blogspot.com/)
Robert had a rare translated copy of the Francisco diarys, which has the description of their trip. This paired up with our work on the Comanchero’s and with our knowledge of the country made for an exciting adventure of discovery. We will publish more on the route soon on dad’s blog.
In the mean time please enjoy the pictures taken on our weekend adventure.
(Click on the pictures for a larger view)
The Palo Duro Canyon
The Prairie Dog Fork of the Red River
Tule Canyon
Caprock Canyons
The Ranch at Happy
Rivajenous - A view from the Llano - The caprock on both sides of the picture frame the route down from the Llano into New Mexico.
"The Tree" - Universal land mark for directions. Being how it is the only tree for miles and miles it is easily used for directions to and from. I guess they had to put the sign on it so that city people would know for sure that it is "the tree".
(Joann Odom, Robert Jones, & Pete Odom)
New Mexico
