The Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway is named for Geronimo, a famous Apache warrior. He was born Goyakla, meaning “one who yawns” in the 1820s near the headwaters of the Gila River. This would be in the Gila Wilderness area of Southwestern New Mexico today. He was born into the Bedonkohe Chiricahua tribe.
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Photo: the view from Emory Pass. ©2010
This 84-mile loop takes the visitor though some of New Mexico’s spectacular high country. Much of the Byway traverses land formerly part of the Maxwell Land Grant, once the largest private individual holding in the Read more…
Constructed 1850. The High Road to Taos departs Santa Fe and climbs through picturesque mountain valleys home to some of New Mexico’s oldest settlements. Proceed through Pojoaque, Nambe, Chimayo, Cordova, Truchas, Trampas, Penasco and Ranchos Read more…
The area’s rural agricultural heritage and its connection to the historic Camino Real (17th to 19th centuries) provide it with the potential for noteworthy cultural landscapes. This cultural byway has significance not only for the Read more…