Looking Back at Cerro Gordo

This is a story of a generation that sought its own self-identity in a world that suddenly became more complicated with an uncertain future and values. This epic journey was staged on desert mountains, on steamboats carrying silver bullion across a desert lake, and on a freighting trail that traversed 200 miles of inhospitable desert.

Looking back, we can understand why these pioneers lived every day like tomorrow might never come and why their colorful lives became the legends and folklore that represent the Wild West. The people that opened then tamed the West sired a society strong enough to overcome brutal challenges, making their country one of the strongest on earth.