Today we are heading into the Dragoon Mountains, to Cochise Stronghold, The hiding place of The Chiricahue Apache Chief, who with his band of Indians held off the US Cavalry for 12 years. When you get into his stronghold you can see why they never captured him, he retired undefeated in 1872 and sadly died 2 years later from they think abdominal cancer. Makes you wonder if all the dreadful things that happened to the Chiricahue after his death would have been quite as bad if he had lived for a few more years.
The road leading into the Canyon.
This family lived in the canyon for quite a number of years, they have now handed back some of their land to The Chiricahue Apaches.
The canyon is a series of open spaces flanked by rocky hills on all sides.
Not sure if the Cavalry ever followed the Apache into these canyons, if the they did their losses must have been awful.
What an amazing place to hide.
From what i've read the Cavalry knew the Apache were in here, getting them to come out was a different matter.
Cochise would come out on raiding parties but they were never able to catch him.
Looking back into the canyon.
The Dragoon Mountains from Highway 191.
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