The temperature was pushing eighty and the wind was whipping up from the southwest on Tuesday, and what we hope will be the last cold front of the winter is pushing in from the north and should hit our area about the time this post hits the platform.
So, what does all the talk about weather mean? It means it is rodeo time in Houston; more specifically it is Trail Ride time for the rodeo, which also means we are in for some cold wet rainy weather for a few days. It never fails here in Southeast Texas, when the trail riders take to the trail for their annual ride to Houston there will be some nasty weather along the way, this week’s forecast weather appears that this trail ride will be no different.
Passing through Tomball on Main Street Tuesday afternoon I came across one of the trail riding groups that is doing the ride to Houston for the Rodeo. This group is from the town of Plantersville, Texas which is due north of Tomball approximately 25 miles away. This trail ride from Plantersville to Houston is a five day ride that will cover approximately 57 miles.
Traffic challenges are a part of Houston everyday life, the trail ride adds to those challenges in the towns on the trail, as was the case in Tomball on Tuesday. People are very patient when it comes to being held up in traffic because of the trail riders, the trail riders are helping to preserve a part of Texas and Houston history.
So, if you find yourself in the Houston area in late February you might just come across a trail ride, be patient and get your camera out like I did; these shots are not the best pictures as I was not expecting to come across the trail riders Tuesday. They should give you an idea though of what the trail ride is like, and give them a “thumbs up”, yep that is my thumb in one of the pictures.
Damn, the rain is starting as I’m finishing this up, yep typical trail ride weather.