Frontier Forts and Outposts of NEW MEXICO Rio Grande Gorge Covers trails running into/out of

Covers trails running into/out of the Bandelier Wilderness

This shaded map of New Mexico has an expanded Santa Fe area

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Covers the entire Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Frontier Forts and Outposts of NEW MEXICO Rio Grande Gorge Covers trails running into/out ofLife in early New Mexico was often perilous. Geographic isolation attracted outlaws and ruffians, and skirmishes often arose between the indigenous tribes and settlers. In response, the U. S. government set up military forts and outposts to protect its new citizens. These strongholds include Fort Craig, where logs were made to look like cannons to fool Confederate troops. Kit Carson, John Pershing and Billy the Kid all called Fort Stanton home, before