Equisearch.com: Darley's Summer Blog Recounting Adventures While Filming and Riding

By Darley Newman

Today we rode through a hail storm at almost 13,000 feet to the base of Engineer Mountain in Durango, Colorado, with Anne Rapp, who has been leading riders on horseback into the San Juan Mountains for over 25 years through her company Rapp Corral. She led us through the sometimes steep and rocky mountain trails and shared her intimate knowledge of the area.

With several peaks reaching 14,000 feet, riding in the San Juan Mountains can be challenging. We were up to the challenge. Our film crew met Anne at the trail head. She had a pack horse ready for us, something that we need if we are going to ride and film. I rode a paint horse named Cinnamon, who Anne likes to ride on multi-day treks into the mountains...

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