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Cimarron, (Kansas) settled in 1878, Trade became of such importance the in 1825 Santa Fe National Historic Trail (National Park Service) There's a wind farm (built and operated by Florida Power and Light) Fall-2007 Santa Fe Trails Symposium ... River Roots Circle Tour Drag & drop the blue line to customize your route 1,517 mi – about 1 day 2 hours Avoid highways Hide all directionsShow all directions From: Lawrence, KS 66046 Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 145 mi – about 2 hours 24 mins 145 mi – about 2 hours 24 mins 1. Head west on N 1175 Rd toward E 1600 Rd 1.0 mi 4 mins 2. Turn right to stay on N 1175 Rd 0.5 mi 2 mins 3. Turn right at E 1500 Rd 1.2 mi 2 mins 4. Turn left at N 1300 Rd/E 31st St Continue to follow E 31st St 2.0 mi 4 mins 5. Turn left at S Iowa St/KS-10/US-59 0.5 mi 2 mins 6. Exit onto N 1260 Rd/KS-10 Continue to follow KS-10 8.5 mi 9 mins 7. Turn right to merge onto I-70 W/Kansas Turnpike toward Topeka Continue to follow I-70 W Partial toll road 127 mi 1 hour 52 mins 8. Take exit 253 for Ohio St 0.3 mi 9. Turn left at N Ohio Rd/N Ohio St 2.9 mi 6 mins 10. Turn right at E Iron Ave 0.8 mi 2 mins To: Salina, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 82.0 mi – about 1 hour 28 mins 82.0 mi – about 1 hour 28 mins 11. Head west on W Iron Ave toward N 7th St 0.5 mi 1 min 12. Turn right at N Phillips St 381 ft 13. Turn left at W State St 1.5 mi 4 mins 14. Turn right to merge onto I-135 N/US-81 N Continue to follow US-81 N 2.4 mi 3 mins 15. Take exit 95B to merge onto I-70 W toward Hays 25.5 mi 22 mins 16. Take exit 225 for KS-156 toward Ellsworth/Great Bend 0.1 mi 17. Turn left at KS-156 47.9 mi 51 mins 18. Slight right toward US-56 0.1 mi 19. Slight right at US-56 3.7 mi 5 mins 20. Turn right at US-281 0.3 mi 2 mins To: Great Bend, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 23.2 mi – about 30 mins 23.2 mi – about 30 mins 21. Head south on US-281 toward Forest Ave 0.3 mi 1 min 22. Turn right at US-56 2.5 mi 5 mins 23. Turn left to stay on US-56 20.3 mi 23 mins 24. Turn left to stay on US-56 194 ft 1 min To: Larned, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 80.0 mi – about 1 hour 26 mins 80.0 mi – about 1 hour 26 mins 25. Head south on US-56 toward W 13th St 56.1 mi 1 hour 0 mins 26. Slight right at US-50 W 7.9 mi 10 mins 27. Turn right at US-400/US-50 16.0 mi 16 mins To: Cimarron, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 33.5 mi – about 40 mins 33.5 mi – about 40 mins 28. Head west on US-400/US-50 toward Main St 31.3 mi 34 mins 29. Continue on E Fulton St/US-50-BR W 1.9 mi 5 mins 30. Turn right at US-50-BR/US-83-BR 0.3 mi 1 min To: Garden City, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 157 mi – about 2 hours 54 mins 157 mi – about 2 hours 54 mins 31. Head north on US-50-BR/US-83-BR toward E Spruce St 0.4 mi 1 min 32. Turn left to stay on US-50-BR/US-83-BR 0.6 mi 2 mins 33. Turn right to stay on US-50-BR/US-83-BR 2.0 mi 4 mins 34. Turn left at US-400/US-50 Continue to follow US-50 Entering Colorado 86.4 mi 1 hour 30 mins 35. Turn right at CR-19 2.0 mi 3 mins 36. Turn left at CO-196 11.3 mi 13 mins 37. Turn right at US-287 N/US-50 W Continue to follow US-50 W 53.7 mi 1 hour 0 mins 38. Turn left at Colorado Ave 203 ft 1 min To: La Junta, CO Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 101 mi – about 2 hours 0 mins 101 mi – about 2 hours 0 mins 39. Head south on Colorado Ave toward E 2nd St 0.1 mi 40. Turn right at W 3rd St 0.6 mi 2 mins 41. Turn left at Barnes Ave/US-350 Continue to follow US-350 78.0 mi 1 hour 32 mins 42. Turn right at Kit Carson Trail/US-350-BYP 0.9 mi 2 mins 43. Continue on E Goddard Ave 292 ft 44. Turn left to merge onto I-25 S Entering New Mexico 20.6 mi 20 mins 45. Take exit 454 for I-25-BL toward Raton 0.2 mi 46. Turn right at I-25-BL 1.0 mi 2 mins To: Raton, NM Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 41.0 mi – about 48 mins 41.0 mi – about 48 mins 47. Head south on N 2nd St toward NM-72 2.7 mi 5 mins 48. Take the ramp onto I-25 S 3.1 mi 3 mins 49. Take exit 446 for US-64 W toward Taos 0.3 mi 50. Merge onto US-64 34.8 mi 39 mins To: Cimarron, NM Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 35.9 mi – about 52 mins 35.9 mi – about 52 mins 51. Head west on 10th St/US-64 toward N Collinson Ave Continue to follow US-64 33.3 mi 48 mins 52. Turn left at Mountain View Blvd/NM-434 2.6 mi 5 mins To: Angel Fire, NM Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 61.7 mi – about 1 hour 30 mins 61.7 mi – about 1 hour 30 mins 53. Head north on Mountain View Blvd/NM-434 toward Sage Ln 2.6 mi 4 mins 54. Turn right at US-64 20.8 mi 31 mins 55. Turn left to stay on US-64 13.1 mi 19 mins 56. Turn right at NM-58 18.8 mi 27 mins 57. Turn right to merge onto I-25 S 4.0 mi 4 mins 58. Take exit 414 toward US-56/Springer/US-412/NM-21/NM-468 0.2 mi 59. Turn left at Frontage Rd 1.0 mi 3 mins 60. Continue on Railroad Ave 0.7 mi 1 min 61. Slight right at Maxwell Ave 0.3 mi 62. Turn right at NM-21 187 ft To: Springer, NM Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 149 mi – about 2 hours 10 mins 149 mi – about 2 hours 10 mins 63. Head east on NM-21 toward Maxwell Ave 187 ft 64. Turn right at Maxwell Ave 0.3 mi 2 mins 65. Continue on US-85 0.6 mi 1 min 66. Slight right to merge onto I-25 N Entering Colorado 146 mi 2 hours 2 mins 67. Take exit 97B toward Abriendo Ave 0.5 mi 68. Merge onto W El Dorado Ave 0.1 mi 69. Continue on E Abriendo Ave 1.1 mi 3 mins 70. Turn left at W 4th St 56 ft 71. Continue on CO-96/Lincoln St 0.6 mi 1 min To: Pueblo, CO Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 260 mi – about 4 hours 3 mins 260 mi – about 4 hours 3 mins 72. Head northeast on CO-96/Lincoln St toward W Adams Ave Continue to follow CO-96 2.1 mi 6 mins 73. Turn left at N Bradford Ave 335 ft 1 min 74. Take the ramp onto I-25 N 39.6 mi 34 mins 75. Take exit 139 to merge onto US-24 E toward Limon 6.6 mi 9 mins 76. Take the exit onto US-24 E 66.5 mi 1 hour 7 mins 77. Take the exit onto I-70 E Entering Kansas 136 mi 1 hour 53 mins 78. Take exit 45 for US-24 toward Levant 0.2 mi 79. Turn left at US-24 9.5 mi 14 mins To: Colby, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 265 mi – about 4 hours 1 min 265 mi – about 4 hours 1 min 80. Head east on US-24 toward N Lake Ave 0.5 mi 1 min 81. Turn right at N Country Club Dr/CR-20 Continue to follow N Country Club Dr 2.3 mi 6 mins 82. Turn left to merge onto I-70 E 247 mi 3 hours 33 mins 83. Take exit 303 for KS-18 E toward Ogden/Manhattan 0.2 mi 84. Turn left at KS-18 4.9 mi 7 mins 85. Take the ramp onto KS-18 E 8.8 mi 11 mins 86. Turn left at S Juliette Ave 0.3 mi 1 min 87. Turn right at Houston St 0.3 mi 1 min 88. Turn left at S 4th St 200 ft To: Manhattan, KS Change address or drag marker   Edit     Drive: 83.5 mi – about 1 hour 25 mins 83.5 mi – about 1 hour 25 mins 89. Head south on S 4th St toward Houston St 0.1 mi 90. Turn left at Pierre St 0.3 mi 1 min 91. Continue on KS-177/KS-18 Continue to follow KS-177 8.4 mi 11 mins 92. Take the ramp onto I-70 E/US-40 E Continue to follow I-70 E Partial toll road 71.5 mi 1 hour 4 mins 93. Take exit 202 toward US-59 S/W Lawrence 0.2 mi 1 min 94. Merge onto S McDonald Dr Partial toll road 1.2 mi 3 mins 95. Take the US-40 E/US-59 N ramp 0.2 mi 96. Merge onto W 6th St/US-40 1.3 mi 2 mins 97. Turn right at Vermont St 0.1 mi 98. Turn left at W 7th St 0.1 mi 1 min 99. Turn left at New Hampshire St 200 ft To: Çatalca, KS 66045 Change address or drag marker   Edit     Add destination ...

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Cimarron, (Kansas) settled in 1878,

got its name as the starting point at one time of the shorter Cimarron or dry route to Santa Fe. Here the Santa Fe divided, one branch heading directly southwest, the other (present US-50) following the Arkansas river to Bent's Fort (near La Junta Colo.) then south over Raton Pass.

 

William Becknell first traveled the dry route with a pack train via the Cimarron River in 1822, carrying trade goods to Mexico, newly freed from Spain. By 1824, wagons creaked along with loads of calico, guns, tools and shoes to exchange for silver, furs, wool, and mules.

 

Trade became of such importance the in 1825

the government surveyed the route in U. S. territory north of the river, and the Upper Crossing, near Choteau's Island in Kearny County, was recommended because of the shorter distance between the rivers. But despite the danger, the Middle Crossing -- various points in the Cimarron-Ingalls area -- was used the most.

 

Usually waterless and subject to Indian attacks, the 60 miles of trackless prairie between the Arkansas and the Cimarron was called by the Mexicans Jornada Del Muerte, or Journey of Death.

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There's a wind farm (built and operated by Florida Power and Light)

NE of Montezuma on highway 56. It's awesome,

with 170 wind towers, each 207 feet high with 3 blades, 77 feet each.

Go to the Stauth Museum in Montezuma to pick up a card telling a lot more about this fascinating technology.

 

Fall-2007 Santa Fe Trails Symposium ... River Roots Circle Tour

 

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From:	Lawrence, KS 66046 Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

Drive:

145 mi – about 2 hours 24 mins 145 mi – about 2 hours 24 mins

	1.	Head west on N 1175 Rd toward E 1600 Rd	1.0 mi 4 mins
	2.	Turn right to stay on N 1175 Rd	0.5 mi 2 mins
	3.	Turn right at E 1500 Rd	1.2 mi 2 mins
	4.	Turn left at N 1300 Rd/E 31st St Continue to follow E 31st St	2.0 mi 4 mins
	5.	Turn left at S Iowa St/KS-10/US-59	0.5 mi 2 mins
	6.	Exit onto N 1260 Rd/KS-10 Continue to follow KS-10	8.5 mi 9 mins
	7.	Turn right to merge onto I-70 W/Kansas Turnpike toward Topeka Continue to follow I-70 W Partial toll road	127 mi 1 hour 52 mins
	8.	Take exit 253 for Ohio St	0.3 mi
	9.	Turn left at N Ohio Rd/N Ohio St	2.9 mi 6 mins
	10.	Turn right at E Iron Ave	0.8 mi 2 mins

 

To:	Salina, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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82.0 mi – about 1 hour 28 mins 82.0 mi – about 1 hour 28 mins

	11.	Head west on W Iron Ave toward N 7th St	0.5 mi 1 min
	12.	Turn right at N Phillips St	381 ft
	13.	Turn left at W State St	1.5 mi 4 mins
	14.	Turn right to merge onto I-135 N/US-81 N Continue to follow US-81 N	2.4 mi 3 mins
	15.	Take exit 95B to merge onto I-70 W toward Hays	25.5 mi 22 mins
	16.	Take exit 225 for KS-156 toward Ellsworth/Great Bend	0.1 mi
	17.	Turn left at KS-156	47.9 mi 51 mins
	18.	Slight right toward US-56	0.1 mi
	19.	Slight right at US-56	3.7 mi 5 mins
	20.	Turn right at US-281	0.3 mi 2 mins

 

To:	Great Bend, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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23.2 mi – about 30 mins 23.2 mi – about 30 mins

	21.	Head south on US-281 toward Forest Ave	0.3 mi 1 min
	22.	Turn right at US-56	2.5 mi 5 mins
	23.	Turn left to stay on US-56	20.3 mi 23 mins
	24.	Turn left to stay on US-56	194 ft 1 min

 

To:	Larned, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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80.0 mi – about 1 hour 26 mins 80.0 mi – about 1 hour 26 mins

	25.	Head south on US-56 toward W 13th St	56.1 mi 1 hour 0 mins
	26.	Slight right at US-50 W	7.9 mi 10 mins
	27.	Turn right at US-400/US-50	16.0 mi 16 mins

 

To:	Cimarron, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

Drive:

33.5 mi – about 40 mins 33.5 mi – about 40 mins

	28.	Head west on US-400/US-50 toward Main St	31.3 mi 34 mins
	29.	Continue on E Fulton St/US-50-BR W	1.9 mi 5 mins
	30.	Turn right at US-50-BR/US-83-BR	0.3 mi 1 min

 

To:	Garden City, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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157 mi – about 2 hours 54 mins 157 mi – about 2 hours 54 mins

	31.	Head north on US-50-BR/US-83-BR toward E Spruce St	0.4 mi 1 min
	32.	Turn left to stay on US-50-BR/US-83-BR	0.6 mi 2 mins
	33.	Turn right to stay on US-50-BR/US-83-BR	2.0 mi 4 mins
	34.	Turn left at US-400/US-50 Continue to follow US-50 Entering Colorado	86.4 mi 1 hour 30 mins
	35.	Turn right at CR-19	2.0 mi 3 mins
	36.	Turn left at CO-196	11.3 mi 13 mins
	37.	Turn right at US-287 N/US-50 W Continue to follow US-50 W	53.7 mi 1 hour 0 mins
	38.	Turn left at Colorado Ave	203 ft 1 min

 

To:	La Junta, CO Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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101 mi – about 2 hours 0 mins 101 mi – about 2 hours 0 mins

	39.	Head south on Colorado Ave toward E 2nd St	0.1 mi
	40.	Turn right at W 3rd St	0.6 mi 2 mins
	41.	Turn left at Barnes Ave/US-350 Continue to follow US-350	78.0 mi 1 hour 32 mins
	42.	Turn right at Kit Carson Trail/US-350-BYP	0.9 mi 2 mins
	43.	Continue on E Goddard Ave	292 ft
	44.	Turn left to merge onto I-25 S Entering New Mexico	20.6 mi 20 mins
	45.	Take exit 454 for I-25-BL toward Raton	0.2 mi
	46.	Turn right at I-25-BL	1.0 mi 2 mins

 

To:	Raton, NM Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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	47.	Head south on N 2nd St toward NM-72	2.7 mi 5 mins
	48.	Take the ramp onto I-25 S	3.1 mi 3 mins
	49.	Take exit 446 for US-64 W toward Taos	0.3 mi
	50.	Merge onto US-64	34.8 mi 39 mins

 

To:	Cimarron, NM Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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	51.	Head west on 10th St/US-64 toward N Collinson Ave Continue to follow US-64	33.3 mi 48 mins
	52.	Turn left at Mountain View Blvd/NM-434	2.6 mi 5 mins

 

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61.7 mi – about 1 hour 30 mins 61.7 mi – about 1 hour 30 mins

	53.	Head north on Mountain View Blvd/NM-434 toward Sage Ln	2.6 mi 4 mins
	54.	Turn right at US-64	20.8 mi 31 mins
	55.	Turn left to stay on US-64	13.1 mi 19 mins
	56.	Turn right at NM-58	18.8 mi 27 mins
	57.	Turn right to merge onto I-25 S	4.0 mi 4 mins
	58.	Take exit 414 toward US-56/Springer/US-412/NM-21/NM-468	0.2 mi
	59.	Turn left at Frontage Rd	1.0 mi 3 mins
	60.	Continue on Railroad Ave	0.7 mi 1 min
	61.	Slight right at Maxwell Ave	0.3 mi
	62.	Turn right at NM-21	187 ft

 

To:	Springer, NM Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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149 mi – about 2 hours 10 mins 149 mi – about 2 hours 10 mins

	63.	Head east on NM-21 toward Maxwell Ave	187 ft
	64.	Turn right at Maxwell Ave	0.3 mi 2 mins
	65.	Continue on US-85	0.6 mi 1 min
	66.	Slight right to merge onto I-25 N Entering Colorado	146 mi 2 hours 2 mins
	67.	Take exit 97B toward Abriendo Ave	0.5 mi
	68.	Merge onto W El Dorado Ave	0.1 mi
	69.	Continue on E Abriendo Ave	1.1 mi 3 mins
	70.	Turn left at W 4th St	56 ft
	71.	Continue on CO-96/Lincoln St	0.6 mi 1 min

 

To:	Pueblo, CO Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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260 mi – about 4 hours 3 mins 260 mi – about 4 hours 3 mins

	72.	Head northeast on CO-96/Lincoln St toward W Adams Ave Continue to follow CO-96	2.1 mi 6 mins
	73.	Turn left at N Bradford Ave	335 ft 1 min
	74.	Take the ramp onto I-25 N	39.6 mi 34 mins
	75.	Take exit 139 to merge onto US-24 E toward Limon	6.6 mi 9 mins
	76.	Take the exit onto US-24 E	66.5 mi 1 hour 7 mins
	77.	Take the exit onto I-70 E Entering Kansas	136 mi 1 hour 53 mins
	78.	Take exit 45 for US-24 toward Levant	0.2 mi
	79.	Turn left at US-24	9.5 mi 14 mins

 

To:	Colby, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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265 mi – about 4 hours 1 min 265 mi – about 4 hours 1 min

	80.	Head east on US-24 toward N Lake Ave	0.5 mi 1 min
	81.	Turn right at N Country Club Dr/CR-20 Continue to follow N Country Club Dr	2.3 mi 6 mins
	82.	Turn left to merge onto I-70 E	247 mi 3 hours 33 mins
	83.	Take exit 303 for KS-18 E toward Ogden/Manhattan	0.2 mi
	84.	Turn left at KS-18	4.9 mi 7 mins
	85.	Take the ramp onto KS-18 E	8.8 mi 11 mins
	86.	Turn left at S Juliette Ave	0.3 mi 1 min
	87.	Turn right at Houston St	0.3 mi 1 min
	88.	Turn left at S 4th St	200 ft

 

To:	Manhattan, KS Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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83.5 mi – about 1 hour 25 mins 83.5 mi – about 1 hour 25 mins

	89.	Head south on S 4th St toward Houston St	0.1 mi
	90.	Turn left at Pierre St	0.3 mi 1 min
	91.	Continue on KS-177/KS-18 Continue to follow KS-177	8.4 mi 11 mins
	92.	Take the ramp onto I-70 E/US-40 E Continue to follow I-70 E Partial toll road	71.5 mi 1 hour 4 mins
	93.	Take exit 202 toward US-59 S/W Lawrence	0.2 mi 1 min
	94.	Merge onto S McDonald Dr Partial toll road	1.2 mi 3 mins
	95.	Take the US-40 E/US-59 N ramp	0.2 mi
	96.	Merge onto W 6th St/US-40	1.3 mi 2 mins
	97.	Turn right at Vermont St	0.1 mi
	98.	Turn left at W 7th St	0.1 mi 1 min
	99.	Turn left at New Hampshire St	200 ft

 

To:	Çatalca, KS 66045 Change address or drag marker	Edit

 

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