04/30/2022
Can’t believe we’ve already made it to 1 Year of Marriage! This photo was taken during our engagement on our first trip out to Caprock Canyon (before I knew the extent of Comanche history in the area). Good memories! Can’t wait to continue to make more out in the Permian Basin 🏜😍
Quanah Parker, age 12, with his little brother, age 10, fled on horseback across 75-100 miles while being tracked by Charles Goodnight & fellow rangers. The only 2 to survive the raid. They would never see their mother again & witnessed the death of their Chief father. They would go on to find safety at a large Indian camp in the Llano Estacado territory.
A stunning story! Even more so after our personal account of getting lost within Caprock Canyon State Park. We eventually found our way back using the state park issued map, trail markings, the help of another confused group, etc…….. Making it very easy to see how the last Comanche band used the canyons to outplay & out trick their suitors in the 1860s.
Cite: Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne
