Location photos

Welcome to the website for my book the Roosevelt Gambit. I'm G. B. Eubanks and I would like to thank you for spending some time with me.

The pictures you will be seeing will take us on a trip into the Gila National Forest and to the Gila Cliff Dwellings. Along the way, I will relate the pictures to the pertinent portions of the book.

I'm afraid that any description I might have made, as you will see, did not do justice to the majesty of the Gila.

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Picture from about 7500' looking down in the Gila River Basin
Along the trail used by the Hanshaw-Roosevelt Hunting Party.
Looking down into the Gila River Basin - West Fork
Along the trail used by the Hanshaw-Roosevelt Hunting Party
The North Fork of the Gila River
Near the campsite of the Hanshaw-Roosevelt Hunting Party
The Entrance to Cliff Dwellers Canyon
About 100 yards heading into Cliff Dwellers Canyon
The small stream that the Trail into the Canyon crosses in several places
The railroad station sized boulder in the middle of the canyon
Where Bagbee and company waited to ambush Hanshaw and or Roosevelt
The first time one can see the Cliff Dwellling from the Canyon Floor
Looking up the present day path/steps to the level of the Cliff Dwellings
At the top of the steps / the location of the initial ambush of the Hanshaw-Roosevelt Party
Natural walkway along the front of the Caves at the Cliff Dwellings
The ambush location
The First Cave where Cliff Dwellings were built
Inside the Cliff Dwellings where Hanshaw & Roosevelt took shelter from the attack
Inside the Cliff Dwellings - the only 2 story dwelling
Notice across the canyon to the right of the 2 story dwelling the location of the Lewis Gun
The Corn Crib where Roosevelt hid from Fierro / Capt. Sanchez
Looking up Cliff Dweller Canyon
On the left, the shingle where the ambushers were hidden
The place where Leighton Hanshaw was located when he took the shot at the Lewis Gun
Looking at the mouth of Cliff Dweller Canyon
From the trail used by Hanshaw and Roosevelt
The spot from which Hanshaw took the shot at Bagbee
Then tumbled down the steep slope
The flash flood came down the Gila River here and met the flood waters coming down from Cliff Dweller Canyon
G. B. Eubanks - Taking his 38th Trip to the Cliff Dwellings
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, NM
Looking at Cootes Hill - March 9, 2010
This statute of Pancho Villa is in hundreds of Mexican villages. He is the hero of the common people - who are not actually at all common!
From Cootes Hill looking towards Palomas, Mexico about 3 miles away
The remains of Col. Slocums Headquarters
Pancho Villa Raid Celebration
Re-enactor on horse at top of Cootes Hill
G. B. Eubanks shaking the hand of a re-enactor
Re-enactors' horses - They ride from all over Mexico to Columbus, NM for this event
Mexican dancers at the festivities
It is an interesting event and worth the trip
Always on the weekend closest to March 9
The spectators join the dancers

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Location photos