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Every storm has an end and it looks like we’ve finally caught a break. The torrential rain and flooding with all its damage seems to be subsiding. I just heard from a friend living in a small town near Estes Park that they’ve measured over 14″ of rain since the storm began. That is a lot of rain by anyone’s standards. To put that into perspective the annual average rainfall for Colorado is 15″ per year, they’ve gotten that in less than a week. They’re completely cut off from the outside world because every single road leading in and out of their town is washed out. They’ll probably have to wait for air drops to get resupplied.

Constancy, tenacity, determination all come into play to be successful in a really tough business. These characteristics are carried over into the everyday world and give you the strength to keep fighting when all seems lost. Perhaps the worst is over for now and things can struggle back to normal. I hope so, everyone around here has certainly paid their dues. The image above is from a Yellowstone trip and is the final stage of a huge storm that swept through the valley. The sun breaking through the clouds over the Madison river was a welcome sight and showed that there is always an ending to even the worst problems. Something we can all take to heart.