tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post6052652348244222055..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Kit Carson A True FrontiersmanCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-21944989522748125592013-07-05T03:54:52.362-05:002013-07-05T03:54:52.362-05:00Ha- I guess I'm not a Kit Carson fan :-) I'...Ha- I guess I'm not a Kit Carson fan :-) I'd've used the same title, but substituted something else for "frontiersman" ;-)Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-26447832573158601432013-07-05T03:53:04.673-05:002013-07-05T03:53:04.673-05:00The first thing I think of when I hear the name Ki...The first thing I think of when I hear the name Kit Carson -and the second, third, and fourth- is that "successful campaign against the Navahos," known to that tribe as The Long Walk, when Carson forced them off their homeland and marched them three hundred miles, hundreds dying along the way, to the desolate Bosque Redondo reservation. Where countless more died.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-13206417892086306222013-07-03T12:28:35.657-05:002013-07-03T12:28:35.657-05:00Good for you, Tanya. I hope you enjoy your time in...Good for you, Tanya. I hope you enjoy your time in my area. We haven't been up to Tahoe for a couple of years. It's just an hours drive, but sometimes you forget about the beauty surrounding you. If hubby thinks a tree should come down on our property I throw myself in front of it and tell him it is mine. Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-34779957395266331882013-07-03T12:26:59.549-05:002013-07-03T12:26:59.549-05:00Thanks, Patricia. Love the fall colors over the pa...Thanks, Patricia. Love the fall colors over the pass. We used to take my Mom up there every year so she could ooh and aah at the colors.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83775058580904350082013-07-03T11:34:18.793-05:002013-07-03T11:34:18.793-05:00Hi Paisley, I am always so jealous that you get to...Hi Paisley, I am always so jealous that you get to live there. We go to Tahoe every summer (and have had winter trips, too...even in springtime, it snowed!) and staying on The Ridge, we have views of Carson Valley, too. I know Kit Carson historically is a great explorer etc. but I've never forgotten how he he destroyed the peach orchards as well as other crops and livestock in Canyon de Chelly to defeat the Navajo. Reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown) in college really taught me so much else. <br /><br />I love every inch of scenery from this neck of the woods. Only a month until we're back again! <br /><br />Great post today, sweetheart sister! Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-41374102920093073462013-07-03T11:21:01.091-05:002013-07-03T11:21:01.091-05:00Good stuff Paisley. I love the view over Carson Pa...Good stuff Paisley. I love the view over Carson Pass. I never get tired of seeing it when I go that direction into the mountains.<br /><br />Patricia Rickrode<br />w/a Jansen SchmidtPatricia Rickrode w/a Jansen Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634429564028179643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-65949055819752387902013-07-02T20:23:10.501-05:002013-07-02T20:23:10.501-05:00Thanks Celia. You are welcome to come visit - yes,...Thanks Celia. You are welcome to come visit - yes, it is a piece of heaven here. We live halfway between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento in the forest. We've been lucky enough to live in these woods for 20 years so far. Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-30378042059454537782013-07-02T19:23:48.709-05:002013-07-02T19:23:48.709-05:00Paisley--I want to live where you live! How wonder...Paisley--I want to live where you live! How wonderful, such magnificent grandeur around you. I just love it.<br />Kit Carson resembles one of our early presidents, but I haven't figured out which one.<br />I did not realize he was such a great man. Thanks so much for the research and photos. Breathtaking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-34476425824068733202013-07-02T17:04:48.478-05:002013-07-02T17:04:48.478-05:00Thanks Caroline. Every time we drive over Carson P...Thanks Caroline. Every time we drive over Carson Pass I wonder about the man it was named after. I found his story very interesting. Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-47930966447522384672013-07-02T16:35:46.279-05:002013-07-02T16:35:46.279-05:00Paisley, thanks for an interesting post on Kit Car...Paisley, thanks for an interesting post on Kit Carson. He was very young when he died, but he'd had an exciting life. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-75593694331704063782013-07-02T13:51:37.087-05:002013-07-02T13:51:37.087-05:00Thanks Ashley. We do live in a beautiful area and ...Thanks Ashley. We do live in a beautiful area and I hope I can share more of it. With the forest fires going through forests these days, I really treasure our trees and wildlife - even those pesky squirrels. :)Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-25534452447396454822013-07-02T13:11:23.273-05:002013-07-02T13:11:23.273-05:00Interesting post, Paisley. And the photoa were bea...Interesting post, Paisley. And the photoa were beautiful. Ashley Kath-Bilskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073164133698225798noreply@blogger.com