When the road from Alpine to Marfa (67) leaves the pass and this would also be about where the Brewster line would be, you would continue about one mile west toward Marfa and the old road becomes quite visible from the air and to the south of 67.
Would have never of found it if the rancher that flies had not id'd it for me.
Yep, it was Indianola the port city destroyed by a hurricane.
There is a guy who sometimes puts on a seminar at the Warnock in Lajitas that has pretty much traveled, with permission, the entire west TX portion of the Chihuahua Trail from a ways north of Del Rio and has lots of slides and info on the trail. Laughing Dave Long at the Warnock would have contact info for him.
My great grandad was born in the Republic of Texas in Dec 1845, a few days b4 Texas was admitted to the union, making me a 4th generation native Republic of Texas Texan. Grandad in 78, Dad in ought 6, and me in 41. Proud to be a 4th generation Native Texan!
God Bless Texas!
Driven the road a number of times. It is just one of those feel good roads. About half of it is paved. The road and railroad track pretty much follows and/or parallels the Old Chihuahua Trail, a trade route from San Antonio and also split off and went to St Louis. There was another split that went to the Gulf to a port that has now been destroyed. The name escapes me presently. The really big wooden carts were used like the one displayed at Ft Leaton near Presidio.
Indianola?
Followed the railroad thru Pasiano Pass between Alpine and Marfa and shortly after you can see the trail where it cuts to the south just west of the pass.
Where it cuts south; east or west of the airport?
