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la junta
4 Porch Notes tagged “la junta,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Otero County
Bent's Old Fort tells the Santa Fe Trail story near La Junta
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta is a reconstructed 1800s trading post on the Santa Fe Trail and a careful place to learn the valley's layered history.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Otero County
A Santa Fe Trail Drive Through Otero County's Plains Towns
Trace the Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway through Otero County, linking Bent's Old Fort, the Sierra Vista overlook, the Otero Museum, and La Junta's old downtown in one easy day by car.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Otero County
Vogel Canyon offers short trails, springs, and old rock art near La Junta
Vogel Canyon in the Comanche National Grassland south of La Junta has short hiking loops, canyon springs, ancient rock imagery, and old stage-route ruins, all on Forest Service land.
Read note ->History and culture - Otero County
La Junta is the Otero County seat and grew up as a railroad town
La Junta is the seat of Otero County and built much of its early growth around the Santa Fe Railway, which still shapes the town's layout and economy.
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