July 14 139 years ago today, William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, NM.

The long road to Fort Sumner, NM. It's a tedious drive in the comfort of a vehicle (air conditioning, music, etc.,), so can you imagine riding a horse across this barren landscape all day or more. The sun baking down on you. Rationing water. Billy made the trek many times and the last time he was all alone; no conversation with a companion to keep him company. Must've been boring to say the least. Seeing the structures of Fort Sumner in the horizon must've been a relief. Billy was probably anxious to see his ladies and get a good square meal.

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