Just over once inch of rain was reported to have fallen on Sunday, and on Monday just after 3 p.m., the town was hit with a bit of hail.
So much hail, in fact, that it piled up more than a foot high after it slid off the Dolores Public Library's roof.
As a result of the storm, the Dolores River was rocking and rolling on Monday. The average flow for this time of year is about 100 cubic feet per second. That number quickly surged to 1,000 cfs after the storms. Wow!
Goose No. 5 leaving perch?
Don't be surprised if you see Galloping Goose No. 5 leaving its perch in front of the Galloping Goose Historical Society Museum this week. It's expected to run along the rails of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The fall colors are expected to be beautiful, and I've heard that the trips have sold out. The Goose will likely take off on Thursday, Oct. 2 and return Monday, Oct. 6.
Finally, dry feet
Kathie Butler, the children's librarian at Dolores Public Library, was thrilled to walk her after-school reading group down the new section of sidewalk that stretches down Railroad Avenue from 11th Street to the library.
"It was raining, and we didn't have to walk through a bit of mud," Butler said.
The project continues east of the library this week.
Recycling alleys
Some alleys in Dolores look paved now, but Ann Swope at the Town of Dolores says it is really recycling at its best. The town was offered asphalt millings by the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The stuff is used like gravel and because it has oil, once it is packed down, it looks like it has been paved.
Recently, the alleys between Second and Third streets and 14th and 15th streets from Hillside to Central Avenue and another alley between 17th and 18th streets between Hillside and Railroad avenues were treated with the millings.
Trash companies are as well because they have to drive their trucks down the alleys.
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Shannon Livick