This cache is part of the larger Santa Fe Trail GeoTour: http://www.geocaching.com/adventures/geotours/santa-fe-trail Be sure to visit www.santafetrail.org/geocaching to learn about the PASSPORT ACTIVITY to accompany this Geo Tour.
The Point of Rocks seen in the distance, to the north, was a landmark mentioned in many Cimarron Cutoff Santa Fe Trail diaries. This is a Santa Fe National Historic Trail Certified Site as well as a National Historic District. The promontory known as Point of Rocks is a narrow rocky-sloped mesa with a spring at its south base. Located on a privately-owned ranch, and accessible only by pre-arranged visits with the current landowner, Point of Rocks National Historic District affords visitors unspoiled, serene vistas of the Great Plains, Santa Fe Trail ruts, the grave of Isaac Allen who died in 1848, and 11 unmarked graves. Point of Rocks, with its vantage points and year-round spring, was a popular campsite for various Indian buffalo-hunting parties and Santa Fe Trail caravans. There was considerable violence at this site, including the killing of the White Family in 1849.
This container is a large Bison-brand container, with minimal swag and a logbook to sign. The code word for the passport activity is found on the inside of the lid as well as inside the front cover of the log book (if missing contact manager@santafetrail.org and we can help.