From Bent's Old Fort we headed east into Lamar where we got some sandwiches for our lunch at Safeway. Then, we headed northeast to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.
It is a very out of the way place where a group of peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho were slaughtered by US troops under the command of Colonel John Chivington. It is a somber location to say the least.
After our lunch in the picnic area, we set off on the trail that leads to an overlook of the massacre site.
It appears that there once was a small monument at the overlook site, but it is no longer there. We continued our hike on the bluff trail with views down to the dry Sand Creek and surrounding plains.
Interpretive signs along the way help to explain the events of the day of the massacre, November 29, 1864, and the events leading up to the event.
At the end of the 1.25 mile long Bluff Trail, we turned around and made our way back towards the start of the hike. We stopped near the overlook to use the restroom and take a break.
Then, continued on the finish our hike
and prepare to drive the rest of the way home.
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