Yost Escarpment Exhibits

Enjoy information and stories about the Yost Escarpment area of the Jornada del Muerto found in the following seven exhibits. Text is in English and Spanish.

 

 

The Royal Road

Orientation to El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro and the Jornada del Muerto.

 

Yost Escarpment

Orientation to the Yost Escarpment trail and site history.

 

Finding the Trail

Exhibit focuses on seeing the historic route in the modern landscape.

 

Walking the Ancient Road

Emphasizes that the modern hiker is retracing the historic route.

 

Stories in the Dust

Learning about the trail through archaeology.

 

The Dead Man of the Jornada

Tells the dramatic story of Bernardo Gruber and his death on the Jornada.

 

Moving the Goods

How trade goods and the wagons that carried them were moved along the historic route.