08/21/2026
Trailing cattle along the Great Western Cattle Trail today. Always thankful for the history that has been shared about what is right in our backyard.
The Western trail hit its peak in the 1880s-90s as cattle moved from South Texas north to Dodge and Ogallala. The cows today pictured are taking the cut where the trail headed west to the Stinking Water.
Where are flag pole stands today in the yard is the location of the trading post where many stopped (later the Blanche post office) on the North side of the creek. There was quite an extensive spring box on the south side that had a system made to pump water over to the north.
In the spring you can see exactly where the wagon tracks were, gorgeous place to graze cattle.