COLORADO ROAD TRIP: Canyons and Plains
Lamar to La Junta: A Santa Fe Trail Itinerary
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COLORADO ROAD TRIP: Lamar to La Junta, A Santa Fe Trail Itinerary (TEASER)
COLORADO ROAD TRIP: Lamar to La Junta, A Santa Fe Trail Itinerary (FULL LENGTH)
Come explore the Canyons and Plains of Southeast Colorado near Lamar and LaJunta with Travel Video Journalist, Juliana Broste, "TravelingJules." On this action packed three-day road trip, we’ll see dinosaur footprints in Picket Wire Canyon 4:02, the largest dinosaur tracksite 🦖 in North America 4:43! We’ll visit Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site :33 — it’s like being in a living museum. This is where traders, trappers, travelers and Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes peacefully traded goods along the Santa Fe Trail. We’ll also visit the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 2:26 and learn about an event that changed the Great Plains forever. We’ll also take a hike in Vogel Canyon 5:56 to see rock art and make friends with the wild tarantulas. 😮 All this, and more...only in Colorado!
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CHECK OUT THE FULL ITINERARY: COLORADO FIELD GUIDES: LAMAR TO LA JUNTA - Santa Fe TRAIL
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Welcome to Colorado
0:33 Bent’s Old Fort
4:02 Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Colorado
4:43 Picket Wire Canyonlands Guided Auto Tour 4:02 and Dinosaur Tracks
5:56 Vogel Canyon
7:34 There's more to explore
FEATURED LOCATIONS:
0:33 Bent’s Old Fort
4:02 Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Colorado
4:43 Picket Wire Canyonlands Guided Auto Tour 4:02 and Dinosaur Tracks
5:56 Vogel Canyon
SPECIAL THANKS:
Promo Editor: Jon Wilmeth
Let's hit the road and experience the magic of Colorado Road Trips. Discover exciting itineraries and field guides through this video series!
Produced in partnership with Colorado Tourism Board
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