Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am a cosponsor of the bill introduced by Senator Campbell to study the designation of the Old Spanish Trail and the Northern Branch of the Old Spanish Trail as a national historic trail. This trail, and its Northern Branch, were instrumental in the creation and establishment of many of Colorado's towns and communities in the Southwest. Established between 1839 and 1848 as a trade route between Santa Fe and Los Angeles, the Old Spanish Trail spanned nearly 1,121 miles, entering Colorado south of Pagosa Springs, and passing through Arboles, Ignacio, Durango, Mancos, Dolores, and Dove Creek before heading west to Utah. The Northern Branch of the Old Spanish Trail was used by fur trappers and slave traders to access northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah. It followed along the east side of the Rio Grande River from Taos to present-day Alamosa.”