The American Southwest

Here you'll find a Podcast about the American Southwest featuring its animals, heroes, villains, regions, myths, and historical sites & events. I have details on all the places I've been to in the wild and woolly west that includes some insider information and good tips (plus lots of pictures). Recipes inspired by the Southwest have their own page. There's even a blog with pictures and fun stories about the many wonderful places throughout the region. Feel free to get in contact with me for any reason or if you want help planning your next trip to the great American Southwest.  Enjoy the Adventure!

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This is Part Two of a Four Part Series over the Explorer and Spy Zebulon Montgomery Pike.

In this episode, Pike and his men leave the Pawnee village and traipse through the Great Plains until they reach the Arkansas River where Lt. Wilkinson and a few other soldiers will take canoes down to Louisiana. Meanwhile, Pike will reach the Mexican (Rocky) Mountains where he will attempt to climb Pike’s Peak before finding the headwaters of the Arkansas and Platte Rivers. But as winter settles in and his men’s strength weakens, he fatefully decides to cross the Sangre de Cristos in an attempt to find the “Red River”. We know though, that he was headed for the the Rio del Norte (Rio Grande) the entire time in an effort to get captured by the Spanish and escorted through New Mexico and New Spain.

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