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Meaning “wild” or “untamed,” Cimarron was fitting for both the brawling stream and the settlement that developed on its banks. Although Eagle Nest Lake ultimately tamed the river, nothing could contain the activities in town from the late 1860s to about 1880. The Las Vegas Gazette once reported, “Things are quiet in Cimarron; nobody has been killed in three days.”

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ARTICLECimarron Meaning “wild” or “untamed,” Cimarron was fitting for both the brawling stream and the settlement that developed on its banks. Although Eagle Nest Lake ultimately tamed the river, nothing could contain the activities in town from the late 1860s to about 1880. The Las Vegas Gazette once reported, “Things are quiet in Cimarron; nobody has been killed in three days.”Cimarron
NATIONAL PARKAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is 34 miles northeast of Amarillo off SR 136 on the south shore of Lake MeredithAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument
NATIONAL PARKArapaho And Roosevelt National Forests And Pawnee National Grassland In north-central Colorado past and present coexist within the 1,280,000 mountainous acres of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, which embrace some of the higher and more visited areas of the region. Creaking ghost towns in the Arapaho region set off lively ski resorts, and the rotted roadbeds of abandoned narrow-gauge railways contrast with the well-maintained highways that provide access to this rooftop of the continent.Arapaho And Roosevelt National Forests And Pawnee National Grassland
NATIONAL PARKArapaho National Recreation Area In north-central Colorado, next to Rocky Mountain National ParkArapaho National Recreation Area
NATIONAL PARKArches National Park Arches National Park lies 5 miles northwest of Moab on US 191. The rugged area contains the largest number of natural stone arches in the country. Along with more than 2,000 arches are many red rock canyons, spires, fins and balancing rocks. The erosion of the Arches National Park
NATIONAL PARKAztec Ruins National Monument In the northwest corner of New Mexico, just north of Aztec on US 516 to Ruins Road, is one of the best preserved Ancestral Pueblo ruins in the Southwest. The misnomer Aztec was given by early settlers who incorrectly identified the builders of these sandstone pueblos.Aztec Ruins National Monument
NATIONAL PARKBandelier National Monument About 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe via US 285 to Pojoaque, then west on SR 502 and south on SR 4, this 50-square-mile site sits on the Pajarito Plateau in northern New Mexico's rugged canyon and mesa country. Pueblo and cliff dwellings constitute the remnants of an Ancestral Puebloan community established 7 to 8 centuries ago.Bandelier National Monument
NATIONAL PARKBlack Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has several observation points on the South Rim, reached via SR 347, leading off US 50, 8 miles east of Montrose; the North Rim is reached by an 11-mile road (the last half is gravel) from SR 92 east of Crawford.Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
NATIONAL PARKCanyon De Chelly National Monument Cottonwood Campground is managed by the Navajo Nation and offers primitive campsites for tent and group camping on a first-come, first-served basis. Restroom facilities are on-site; no showers or hookups are available. Limited services are offered in winter. A nightly fee is required. Phone (Canyon De Chelly National Monument
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