Photos by Shirley Tipping and Mike Rosso On June 28, 2014, a remarkable sight was visible to anyone who happened to be near the grasslands between Nathrop and Buena Vista, on the west side of U.S. Hwy. 285. Kicking up dust on that hot summer day were 10 assorted wagons, surreys and carts along with 65 folks on horseback riding overland, stretched across four historic Chaffee County ranches, in the first organized wagon train in these parts. With an initial staging behind the Nathrop post office, the enthusiastic group of area residents and other Coloradans began an eight-mile, four-hour journey ...
