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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS:  MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK: COLORADO

In 1906, Mesa Verde National Park, was established by Congress and President Theodore Roosevelt.  Mesa Verde covers 52,485 acres and preserves some of the best-preserved Puebloan sites in the United States.   There are more than 4,000 know archeological sites that date back to 550AD, these include cliff dwellings, mesa top sites of pit houses, pueblos, masonry […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS:  DURANGO AND SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD (D&SNG) – “ALL ABOARD”

The D&SNG runs 45.2 miles between Durango and Silverton Colorado.  This railroad has been federally designated as a National Historic Landmark and also designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. This route opened in 1882 to transport silver and gold ore that was mined in the San Juan […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: INSPIRATION

Inspiration is defined: the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Inspiration comes from many different places, something you read, a comment from a friend, from experiences through out your life, a song, a beautiful landscape, and for many of us from God. The Backroads of Texas […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Mission Espiritu Santo, Goliad Texas

In 1722, a Roman Catholic mission was established, by Spain, with the mission to convert the Karankawa Indians to Christianity. Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zunlga. The Spanish had begun colonizing the area that is now considered South Texas in the late 1600’s after the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico. Missions were built […]

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