Moving parts
The second week of July means one very essential thing in New Mexico and much of the Southwest---it’s monsoon season! It’s been an incredibly arid year for much of the West, with wildfires raging in Colorado, New Mexico, California and Arizona. The parched, dry land bears silent testimony to the protracted drought.
The second week of July is also the time when riders gather in New Mexico for the Fort Stanton Pioneer Endurance Ride. The marriage of monsoon and trail riding can make for some interesting footing in camp and on the trail. After a late-afternoon thunderstorm on this ride some years ago, my Morgan mare Annakate slipped going downhill into a
