Billy the
Kid Trail Ride Retraces Historic Escape
April 21-28, 2007
Get a
hands-on, seat-in-the-saddle look at New
Mexico’s Western heritage up close and
personal as a participant in the sixth
annual Billy the Kid Trail Ride April 21-28,
2007.
With
historically accurate reenactments, story
telling, safe horsemanship, and professional
contacts, The Billy the Kid Trail Ride,
through its host ranches, offers a true
western experience, while preserving lands
and landmarks.
“Share
the adventure of the New Mexico landscape,
as we retrace Billy the Kid’s travels after
his infamous escape from the Lincoln County
jail in 1881,” said Rex Buchman, trail boss,
“and experience 125 miles of mountains,
desert plains, and the Pecos River country
while being a part of history.”
“It is
incredible how everyone has came together to
create this living monument to Billy the
Kid, Pat Garrett and the Wild West of
southern New Mexico,” said Michael Cerletti,
Secretary of the New Mexico Tourism
Department. “The Billy the Kid Trail Ride is
an unforgettable eight days of starry skies
and campfires, history and memories to last
a lifetime.”
This
year The Ride will reverse direction,
leaving Fort Sumner April 21 and arriving in
Lincoln April 28. Brett McInnes, who
portrays Billy in Lincoln’s annual Old West
Days, will join the ride. Special activities
are being coordinated in Ft. Sumner and
Lincoln.
“The
ride team is excited about riding toward the
purple Capitan Mountains this year,” Buchman
said. “Traveling from Ft Sumner, we will get
to see our destination for several days. It
should really build anticipation for the end
of the ride festivities.”
Also new
this year, cookie Wally Roberts is accepting
four chuckwagon cook apprentices on the
ride. As a chuckwagon cook apprentice, you
will be there for the entire ride - building
fires and making biscuits, cobblers and full
meals for the riders and ranchers. By the
end of the ride you should be able to cook
with confidence.
For more
information visit
www.billythekidsnewmexico.com
Information and Photos
courtesy of:
New
Mexico Tourism Department
