End of the Trail
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
End of the Trail
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture And Enhancement
Description
The Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Christmas eve.
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial and military highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880. Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro which led south to Mexico.
The Trail was used as the 1846 U.S. invasion route of New Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
The route crossed Comancheria, the territory of the Comanches, who demanded compensation for granting passage to the trail. Americans routinely assaulted the Comanches along the trail, finding it unacceptable that they had to pay a fee for passage to Santa Fe, and soon, all Comanches fled the area, opening up the area to American settlement.
After the U.S. acquisition of the Southwest ending the Mexican-American War, the trail helped open the region to U.S. economic development and settlement, playing a vital role in the expansion of the U.S. into the lands it had acquired. The road route is commemorated today by the National Park Service as the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. A highway route that roughly follows the trail's path through the entire length of Kansas, the southeast corner of Colorado and northern New Mexico has been designated as the Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway.
Image copyright 2012 Jon Burch Photography
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April 17th, 2012
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Comments (32)
Steven Bateson
The New Mexico Land of Enchantment Group is honored that you chose to submit your work to the group and we are proud to feature your magnificent image on the Homepage in the Featured Images.
Evie Carrier
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Old Masters Photography"
Judy Vincent
This image is being featured in the “Photography ONLY – Landscapes and Landmarks” group – one of the most active groups on Fine Art America featuring the best landscape photographers in the world! Congratulations on your excellent work!
Janette Boyd
Very nice, Jon! I have seen this place but not at night and certainly not as spectacular as this photo! Wonderful colors and the sky is great! f/l All your galleries are really special!
Joyce Dickens
Beautifully captured Jon; I love the composition - that moon is glorious and the sculpture in the plaza is dynamic and very appealing - congratulations on your sale! Joyce
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you very much Joyce! I appreciate your comments and value your opinion.
Eti Reid
KIndly invited to join :)))) http://fineartamerica.com/groups/visions-of-the-night.html?tab=overview
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Very eye-catching shapes and lights Jon! We Voted! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave