GC8DFQT Cowboy’s All Roads Lead To Cortez
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Mick McPhee @ | Hide Date: 09/11/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 21.347 W108° 35.332 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
     

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Cowboy's All Roads Lead To Cortez

Travelers for centuries have passed through Cortez, Colorado following the Old Spanish Trail. The Domínguez–Escalante expedition was a Spanish journey of exploration conducted in 1776 by two Franciscan priests, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, to find an overland route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to their Roman Catholic mission in Monterey, on the coast of modern day central California.

The Trail runs through six states, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah connecting Northern New Mexico (Santa Fe, NM) with Alta, California (Los Angeles, CA)

Cortez, Colorado became the center of trade for Four Corners ( intersection of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.

In present times, US-491 comes from Utah through Cortez and on to Shiprock, New Mexico or Kayenta, Arizona. Joining this highway is US-160 coming from Durango, Colorado thus all roads lead to Cortez.

04/07/2020 By koraljacksom
Found it!

04/07/2020 By devongrxce
found!

04/07/2020 By TitusJackson22
Found it

03/26/2020 By angisauk
Yehaaa

02/02/2020 By finickykatt
Helping an older person move to Cortez and will be here for a while. Thought that I would find a few caches occasionally. TFTC-SL.