Trail building equestrians of New Mexico

[Una Smith <una.smith AT att.net>]

This is a historical item, that I didn't get around to mentioning 
here before.  It illustrates the importance for search and rescue
managers to obtain up-to-date information about trail conditions,
and for trail maintenance teams to be responsive to rapid changes.

Phenomenon Boggles Rangers Near Santa Fe
http://www.koat.com/news/13903971/detail.html

This is a forest blowdown that happened in summer 2007, impacting
1300 acres, a swath of forest 4 miles long and up to 1 mile wide.
The blowdown thoroughly blocked some main trails within the Pecos
Wilderness.

        Una Smith