Conversation so far:
What was important about the Santa Fe Trail?
In August 1826, against his mother's wishes, Kit ran away from his apprenticeship.
How long did he stay gone?
CANNOTANSWER.
Where did he run away to?
He went west with a caravan of fur trappers, tending their livestock.
They made their trek over the Santa Fe Trail to Santa Fe.

Question: Did anything happen while away on their journey?
Self-contained rewrite: Did anything happen while Carson was away on Carson's journey?