The Fall SFTR Dinner was attended by the highest number of ranchers to date! It couldn’t have happened without the amazing volunteers of the Women’s Group (WG). Discussions regarding food and themes started back in August with “Chuck Wagon on SFTR” being the…
Read MoreIntroduction by Carol Rawle
Back in the very early history of the Communications Committee, while we were trying our darndest to develop a web site, we had to make do with a paper newsletter called THE RANCH REVIEW. One of the regular features was "Profiles in Ranch History" where we featured someone who had made an important contribution to our ranch. Two of the articles…
Read MoreAs of 6/30/2022, the ONLY valid mailing address for payments to and correspondence with the Santa Fe Trail Ranch Property Owner's Association is:
SFTR POA
33712 Mountain View Dr
Trinidad, CO 81082
The previous P.O, Box has been closed, so please ignore any reference to it in documents on this website.
Our volunteers are working to update those…
Read MoreA Special POA Board meeting was held Tuesday, July 13, 2021 for the purpose of discussing in executive session, legal advise given concerning a lawsuit filed against SFTR. See the minutes at Special POA Board Meeting - 13 July 2021 for details.
UPDATED 28 July 2021…
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Ever wonder what it was like back in the earlier days of SFTR?
This 52-page PDF contains part 1 of a 2 part compilation of issues of The Bare Facts, an SFTR newsletter published by Joyce Wolff and other volunteers from April 1997 to February 1999. See part 2 for the remaining issues.
Thanks to Michael Hughes and Pat Roehl for keeping this part of SFTR history alive.
Ever wonder what it was like back in the earlier days of SFTR?
This 41-page PDF contains part 2 of a 2 part compilation of issues of The Bare Facts, an SFTR newsletter published by Joyce Wolff and other volunteers from April 1997 to February 1999. See part 1 for the remaining issues.
Thanks to Michael Hughes and Pat Roehl for keeping this part of SFTR history alive.
This article was written by Linda Brown (ex-Common Area Committee Chair, Board Member, and neighbor) to provide some background on the continuing dumpster / bear issues.
Santa Fe Trail Ranch had its First Dusting of Snow
Monday, November 6, 2000
by Harriet Vaugeois
Snow started falling in the early hours and continued throughout the day. The sun broke through the low and heavily laden clouds a couple of times, but never long enough to move the temperature much above freezing. For those who had time to enjoy it, the snow…
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Posted with permission of Legends of America.com
The Maxwell Land Grant, also known as the Beaubien-Miranda Land Grant, was a 1,714,765-acre Spanish grant that was the largest ever made in what would become the United States. Santa Fe Trail Ranch was part of that grant.
The following link will bring you to the story: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-maxwell/…
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