Jornada del Muerto
On the Camino Real
This stretch of the Camino Real leaves the Río Grande and cuts across 90 miles of desert with little water or shelter. Despite its difficulty, the dreaded “Journey of the Deadman” was heavily used by Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo travelers between El Paso and the northern New Mexico settlements.
Marker can be reached from Interstate 25 at milepost 22.8.
Courtesy hmdb.org
