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Santa Fe National Historic TrailAn upright stone marker on the Santa Fe Trail in southeastern Colorado
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Santa Fe National Historic Trail
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Due to the length of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Here is a link to the Weather Channel website for the central U.S.

http://www.weather.com/maps/geography/centralus/index_large.html
A barbed wire fence and windmill are near the Point of Rocks formation on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in New Mexico  

Did You Know?
Opened in 1821, the Santa Fe Trail became the lifeline for protection and communication between Missouri and Santa Fe. Military forts opened along the route to protect trail travel and trade, and freighting and merchant operations boomed.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST