A little further west on Route 50 from the Texas and Colorado monuments is this historical marker

Unlike more famous battlefields further east, there are no 'preserved' battlegrounds
like Gettysburg, Antietam, or Shiloh that are set aside for tourists.
Most of these New Mexico battlefields on are private land inaccessible to the public.

However in this case, it is easier imagining the Battle of Glorieta Pass as it was fought to and fro
along this tightly hemmed in section of the Old Santa Fe Trail.

Septemeber 30, 2015