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Spanish Canyon, thwarting modern travelers from driving over the ruts, and a rock ring at the top of the pass may be the remains of
146:, from elpasomountains.blogspot.com accessed September 28, 2015. Photo Caption: "The SandNSky Jeep at the bottom of a section of The Old Spanish Trail. Note the wagon ruts that are still faintly visible. Photo by Scott Schwartz."
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