tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post5782852968340430149..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Taking the Stage--Coach, That IsLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52511835186927067712017-10-14T19:34:24.890-05:002017-10-14T19:34:24.890-05:00Having lived in central Texas for a year I am just...Having lived in central Texas for a year I am just imagining how awful it must have been to travel by any means in the heat. Having an uncomfortable seat on a bouncing stage pressed close to other people in that heat--well I would have had to REALLY want to get to that destination.<br />You gave a very interesting overview of what stage coaches were available and how they came to be--or to not beSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-77205309340568935162017-10-10T10:19:12.366-05:002017-10-10T10:19:12.366-05:00Tracy,
I have ridden in a stagecoach, but it was ...Tracy,<br /><br />I have ridden in a stagecoach, but it was so long ago that if I even thought to take pictures, they're long gone---you know, back in the develop the film days. lol It was not a comfortable experience. <br /><br />When I taught junior high Colorado history, one of the activities I did with the students was to have them research stagecoaches (size, types, routes, etc). They Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24681657548795918232017-10-09T21:40:04.475-05:002017-10-09T21:40:04.475-05:00I know! Isn't that awful? Thanks for stopping ...I know! Isn't that awful? Thanks for stopping by!TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-73347812132627355292017-10-09T20:16:16.069-05:002017-10-09T20:16:16.069-05:00I rode the stage in Columbia a few years ago. I th...I rode the stage in Columbia a few years ago. I thought I was being smart getting a seat next to the window. Unfortunately it was the seat over the brake for the wooden wheels. Should have brought ear plugs. Glad I don't have to travel on them on a regular basis.Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702876632509821510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-31721695541263440842017-10-09T07:58:13.677-05:002017-10-09T07:58:13.677-05:00I just started reading a piece in an old Colorado ...I just started reading a piece in an old Colorado Magazine about the stage coming to Colorado in 1861 and the search for a pass over the many fourteeners that populate the state. That makes your post even more fascinating. Thanks DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com