My sister Susan and I - along with her dog Blackberry - drove up Poudre Canyon, just to the northwest of Fort Collins, this past Monday afternoon to take in the ambience. It was a hot, sunny day, and the Poudre River was filled with rafters. There are a lot of companies in the area who take bus loads of tourists up the canyon, and lead them on guided rafting adventures. Everything on that Monday seemed serene, including at the Upper Landing picnic grounds, seen in the photograph above and located just upstream from The Mishawaka, a popular riverfront music venue, bar, and restaurant. I am very glad we went when we did, because yesterday afternoon the area was hit by heavy rainstorms, resulting in flash floods, mudslides precipitated by last year's forest fires, and mandatory evacuations. Living in the mountains is never easy, especially in these times of climate change. Not new news, but true nevertheless.
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