SOVA RANCH, MIMBRES, NM. May 18, 2007, day 12.
Today she went through Emory Pass (elevation 8228 ft) at Highway 152. She did not tarry long, rapidly seeking lower ground to avoid a spectacular electrical storm. The hail came down rapidly piling up ankle deep; it look like snow covering the ground. She moved north along the border of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness; there were Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, and Aspen. She saw her first Stellar Jay. She bypassed East Canyon to avoid a large tree fall and took the alternate route curling back to the southwest following McKnight Canyon down to highway 35 on the way to Mimbres (pronounced Mimbreeze). There she is the guest of Fred and Shirley Sova at the Sova Ranch north of Mimbres.
Erin reached her first layover/resupply point last evening. She rode 33 miles; the last few in the dark.
Today she went through Emory Pass (elevation 8228 ft) at Highway 152. She did not tarry long, rapidly seeking lower ground to avoid a spectacular electrical storm. The hail came down rapidly piling up ankle deep; it look like snow covering the ground. She moved north along the border of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness; there were Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, and Aspen. She saw her first Stellar Jay. She bypassed East Canyon to avoid a large tree fall and took the alternate route curling back to the southwest following McKnight Canyon down to highway 35 on the way to Mimbres (pronounced Mimbreeze). There she is the guest of Fred and Shirley Sova at the Sova Ranch north of Mimbres.
Her horses had a corral. Erin had steak for dinner, a hot shower, and a bed to sleep in!
