Going West on the Santa Fe Trail

AKA Stagecoach, Stagecoach

The northwest corner of the intersection of Kansas City and Ridgeview Roads is a scene reminiscent of what travelers along the Santa Fe Trail saw 150 years ago. It is a life-size depiction of a group of 15 travelers, including the horses, on a stagecoach with a 16th person, a woman, seeing them off as they continue their journey west.

The ten human characters represent different people from that time period. They are men, women and children of different ages and races. One pair, a woman and a boy, are separate from the rest of the piece, giving the artwork life and depth. The woman leads the boy by the hand and the boy is holding what looks like an origami bird. The lead pair of horses also emerge from the relief although they are still tied to the rest of the team and the stagecoach, but they still add life and depth like the woman and boy. A flock of bird’s flies over the party.