Travelling through these wide open spaces in the American west always makes me think about people who did it long ago with just their feet or an animal to pull them through. I, thankfully, have this motor to drag me down south through New Mexico, join along!

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More about the checkerboard:
A little blurb from NM author Tony Hillerman, the first thing I read:
https://ehillerman.unm.edu/node/1999

A piece that touches on the ongoing effects in modern life:
https://nmindepth.com/2015/history-ge...

Of course, Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Act

The New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route:
https://ridebdr.com/nmbdr/