CARTA Tour

Some photos of the SCHS led tour for
Camino Real Trail Assn. (CARTA)

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CARTA Armendaris Tour
Nov. 7, 2015

SCHS Board members Paul Harden and Peggy Hardman served as the guides
for the Nov. 7, 2015 tour for the Camino Real Trail Association (CARTA).
It was very similar to the SCHS Sept. 26 tour with extra emphasis on El Camino Real trail.

Photos by Dr. Peggy Hardman

Stop at the Valverde townsite

Photos by Paul Harden

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Paul pointing out the trail
near the Valverde cemetery

Exploring the Valverde
cemetery

The main trail around
Mesa del Contadero

The wagon trail south of
Mesa del Contadero

Exploring the trails at
Mesa del Contadero

Admiring the view from atop
Mesa del Contadero

Observing El Camino Real
trail from atop the mesa

Aaron and Paul overlooking the Valverde battlefield

The CARTA Tour:

Exploring the trail at Lava Gate, quickly becoming overgrown
with grama grass

Aaron out-standing
in his field

Lava Camp - about the only sign of life on the ranch

Another modern day caravan arrives at Paraje Fra Cristobal

A pristine stretch of trail at Mesa del Contadero

Participants walking the trail near the mesa

Some links about the ranch and the trail

VIDEO: A short video of the bat flight from the Jornada bat caves on the Armendaris Ranch
VIDEO: A demonstration video Paul made for CARTA with his Phantom quadcopter showing a couple stretches of the trail near

Socorro. This shows how distinctive the trail still is from 100-200 feet though scarcely noticeable from ground level.

HISTORY ARTICLES (includes numerous photos):

Armendaris Ranch: History of the Pedro Armendaris Land Grant and ranch through today's ownership by Ted Turner.

San Marcial Floods: The story of the 1929 and 1937 floods that destroyed San Marcial, Valverde and other nearby villages.

Cremony's Ride: A well documented, though little known epic chase through the Jornada del Muerto along El Camino Real.

AERIAL/GOOGLE EARTH IMAGES OF OUR TRAIL STOPS

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