Sunday (8/3/14) the weather forecast called for thunderstorms and rain in the Carson National Forest (northern New Mexico). The past few days have been pretty stormy so we expected to get wet. But not wanting to past up a good day in the saddle I thought , “what the hell lets go”! So with 5 friends, all good horsemen we set off. It was cool as we saddled up , high 50s and very overcast. I was sure by early afternoon we’d be in our slickers. It was a joy to be in the cool mountain air... the clouds were building up and a rain was sure to come but we were prepared, just hoped we would miss the lightening, always spooky at high elevation. We headed out for Jawbone Mountain at around 10,600’, one of our favorite rides. On the way in we spotted several groups of elk and deer. Trey was having a ball as usual on the trail. Cody cantered up trail after trail, many across rough volcanic rock. He was as nimble as a horse can be. Along the way we stopped at the 2 mile long “rock river”, a rare sight- it’s a 25,000 year old remnant of the last ice age. Do to the moisture in the air the distant northern views to Chama and the Spanish Peaks were a little clouded but still impressive. As we were setting on top of Jawbone Mountain the sky was dense with clouds but still no rain and the ride out stayed dry all the back to the trailhead. It was a wonderful ride and turned out to be an especially fine day with good friends and good horses. Happy Trails, Wild Bill, Cody and Trey
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:14:58 +0000
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