They're saying that Denver may hit the wettest June on record, and the reservoirs are at spillover capacity.
The rafting has been phenomenal, but what's even more encouraging is that may, just maybe, the dought that has plagued the Colorado high country since 1999, and which was at its worst in 2002, may be officially over. At least for now.
The terrible pine beetle blight that has ravaged north central Colorado pine forests was accelerated by the drought, which weakened mature trees and left them easy pickings for the bugs. What the heavy moisture will do in the mid to long term is, unfortunately, anyone's guess.
The spruce beetle blight mentioned in the piece linked above, also has some people worried.
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