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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: When traveling the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico, travelers had a choice between a more direct route across harsh and dry lands and a more indirect route that wound through the Rockies. Settlers who took the Mountain Route had to travel more than 800 miles on a path that often climbed steep hills and grades. If they wanted to take a shorter route through today’s Cimarron County, they were more likely to be attacked by tribes that lived in the region. They also faced very long stretches without water.
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