As we drove across Texas (880 miles from one side to the other), New Mexico and Arizona and saw the vast open areas that seem to go on forever, it was hard not to think about the cowboys and other pioneers that traveled these lands. To think about getting on a horse and taking off across these lands by yourself boggles the mind. How long did it take? How did they carry enough food and water? Why did they travel back and forth when they knew what to expect on their travels? There are just so many questions to wonder about.
I guess we should all be glad they did what they did or our world would be totally different today. The era of the cowboy was only 130 years ago. Just think how far we've come in that relatively short period.
