While the rain made it tragically difficult to get outdoors for the few weeks that it wouldn't go away, it did make it amazingly wonderful to be outdoors after it left. The sun is now shining and drying up the ground and the plants are greener than I've ever seen them. The grass is soft, the trees are full, the flowers are in full bloom. Colorado doesn't get much more beautiful than this. The foothills look like the tropical mountains of Hawaii rather than the arid Rocky mountains.

Hiking in the area brings huge surprises right now. Waterfalls are still running even with the winter runoff coming to an end. Horsetooth Falls is running nicely and the Falls at Lory State Park are also going strong. The Poudre Canyon is full of water making rafting, kayaking, and canoeing some of the best we've seen. Horsetooth Reservoir is full again and ready for a dip at one of the beaches. As you go further into the mountains, the waterfalls are everywhere you look! So, with all of this extra water around, enjoy it and get out and see it! Whether you're playing in it or hiking to view it, get outdoors and be apart of it!

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