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PHOTOS: Stepping Back in Time: Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site

By March 26, 2022 | updated 4 years ago

Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, stokes the fire to prepare tortillas and buffalo meat with beans at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, stokes the fire to prepare tortillas and buffalo meat with beans at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, poses for a portrait at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, poses for a portrait at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A peacock perches on a wagon at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A peacock perches on a wagon at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A horse at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A horse at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, prepares a pot of buffalo meat with beans at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, prepares a pot of buffalo meat with beans at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Dried garlic and herbs at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Dried garlic and herbs at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A peacock wanders Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
A peacock wanders Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Cactus lines the top wall of the entrance into Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Cactus lines the top wall of the entrance into Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Bob Kisthart, a historical interpreter, is often dressed as one of the old hunters or fur trappers at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, prepares tortillas and buffalo meat and beans at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Beth Dodd, a historical interpreter portraying a Mexican labor woman that would have been working at the fort in the 1800’s, prepares tortillas and buffalo meat and beans at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as historical interpreter Bob Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plain Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Detail of buffalo hair at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Detail of buffalo hair at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colo., on Feb. 23, 2022. The two-story adobe fort was reconstructed in 1976 to bring back the history of the largest fur trading outfit in the southwest of the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established around the 1830’s and during the beginning of the “chaotic soap opera,” as Kisthart described it, the main business was trading with plains Indians for buffalo robes. (Chancey Bush /The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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