The river of lost souls

by chuckofish

As you may recall, we are traveling on Thursday to attend the 2021 Santa Fe Trail Symposium in La Junta, Colorado, where we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail. So many 200th birthdays this year, right?

Anyway, I have been reviewing our family’s part in this region’s history and planning what little excursions we will make in the area. We will return to Boggsville and Old Bent’s Fort and check out Las Animas and Lamar for the first time.

We will also be on the lookout for large hairy spiders because, yes, it is tarantula migration time and the Comanche National Grassland in La Junta is the number one destination to spot tarantulas in Colorado.

(Picketwire)The Purgatoire River

I am excited to head west! I love my pioneer ancestors and will enjoy soaking up the ambiance. And we’ll toast old John Simpson Hough who will be inducted into the Santa Fe Trail Hall of Fame on Thursday night. Let the good times roll.

By the way, we were all saddened to hear of the passing of 1950s movie star Jane Powell. She was 92. Let’s all watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) in her memory.