Colorado Road Maps, Colorado Road Condition Photos, & Highway RV Travel Itineraries
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Byway: Colorado - Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway - ColoradoByway Description: Follow the route traveled by caravans of traders. View existing historic sites, including trading posts (Bent's Old Fort), stage stops, graves, and ruins. Discover an undisturbed, pristine landscape while observing a wide diversity of wildlife habitats. Archaeological sites along the byway include pictographs, petroglyphs, Native American teepee rings, fire circles, and the longest continuous dinosaur tracks in North America.Time to Allow: 4 hours More on Colorado - Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway - Colorado Reproduced with permission from the National Scenic Byways Online: www.byways.org "The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes highways that are outstanding examples of our nation's beauty, history, culture, and recreational experience by designating them as All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways. The roads being featured were designated by the Secretary of Transportation from nominations submitted by the states and federal land management agencies. These designations provide a compass for people from all over the world to explore America's treasured open roads." |