A Photographic Journey of the Trail

Clockwise: (1) Guerrero cemetery, Mexico, (2) Mission Espada acequia, San Antonio, Texas, (3) Hurricane Shoals, Houston - Leon Counties, Texas, (4) Sugarloaf Mountain, Milam County, Texas, (5) Fort St. Jean Baptiste National Historic Site, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Christopher Talbot

Get ready- a 2,500 mile trip from Mission San Juan Bautista Guerrero in Mexico to Fort St. Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches, Louisiana starts below! You'll be following the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail through photography as it travels from its start in Mexico, cuts across Texas and finally ends in northwest Louisiana.

The 30 images in this photographic journey will allow you to experience the Trail and glimpse back into the past when it was alive with activity. These images were selected from over 300 photos taken by Christopher Talbot, Professor of Photography at Stephen F. Austin State University, for use in a traveling exhibit.

"I have always been interested in landscape and man's connection to it. When I learned that a segment of the historic El Camino Real passes through my property, I was drawn to learn about the road and to photograph its remnants. As I got to know the trail, I came to realize what an amazing piece of history it is. The overlapping historic and modern uses of the trail are the subject of this work." Christopher Talbot

This exhibit is now available online for you to view. Click on the following "A Photographic Journey Part 1" link to start your trail journey:

A Photographic Journey Part 1

A Photographic Journey Part 2

 

Credit: NPS-NTIR

Mission San Juan Bautista	Mission San Bernardo	Paso de Francia	Paso las Islas	Paso de Jacinto
Treviño Ranch & Fort	Los Corralitos	Rancho Los Ojuelos	Mission Señora del Rosario	Conquista Crossing
Mission Señora del Espíritu Santo	McGehee Crossing	Mission San Juan Acequia	Mission Espada Aqueduct	Olmos Basin Road Segment
San Pedro Springs	Acequia Madre Mission de Valero	Comal Spring	McKinney Falls State Park	Mission San Francisco Xavier
Mission Tejas State Park	Caddo Mounds State Historic Park	Gaines-Oliphant House	Old Stone Fort	Mission de los Dolores
Lucky Loop Swales	Lobanillo Swales	Camino de la Laguna	Presidio de Señora del Pilar	Fort Saint Jean Baptiste