Very. I rented a black pickup and it was dark brown the first day and a dusty beige when I left after 3 days. To be fair it was parked on the mountain at Whiteface and in a dirt parking lot at Mt V. Between Mt bikes sliding around and thousands of spectators there were clouds of dust hovering over the racecourses all day.
So all this rain really did is wet the surface. Plants that are still in a growth phase, like my raspberries, are happy but the soil is dry an inch down.
The differences just a mile apart are pretty interesting, I'm at .2, a half mile away is .3 and a mile is over .5. I think my peppers appreciated it, there's noticable growth since yesterday!
I never lived far enough from a school to take the bus. There were some crazy cold walks and the wind off the water was always in your face. The good old days...
I mean, it's kinda nice to be able to look west and see it snowing up the hill and drying out as it gets closer to you. It's cool weather to watch. lol
I always hope when it dries out like this that the mosquitoes won't be as bad as when it's wet. It never works out that way They're still so bad I have to wear pants and long sleeves in my yard.
I drove through some 1"+ stuff, that was fun. Only got .25 here at home but it looks like it's about to get wet again. What's left of the garden is happy.
I haven't been there in 30 years but one thing that's probably the same is the east side of the park is significantly more crowded. There's also a fair chance that it will be snowy over ~9k feet. It could be 95° in Boulder, 90 in Estes and 25 going over the top. The west side is (was) much greener and more peaceful.