Truthfully, monsoon season had never really crossed my mind. Of course I have known about this season but in the locations where I have lived before, there is ample precipitation, so heavy rains don’t have the same effect. It is a totally different story here in Roswell!

We were warned that monsoon season had arrived, but that statement did not carry as much weight as it does now. Let’s just say, monsoon season matters here! First there were a couple of light rains, which were pleasant, but when these light rains turn into normal or heavy rain it definitely makes a difference when you are driving on the back dirt roads! We figured this out rather quickly on one of the first days of monsoon season. We were surprised when the clouds opened up and rain came down hard and fast while we were in the middle of an allotment without a compacted road within miles…. we have learned to take monsoons seriously in Roswell, and here is the picture to prove it!

Evidence that monsoon season is serious in Roswell!

-Stephanie Burkhardt

BLM

Roswell Field Office