Rafting: Locals know earlier is better

The locals always know the tricks the tourists don’t. That’s why you’ll see locals dashing down the Poudre River until July 1, when many of those people from Kansas and California take over. 

“Get it while the getting is good,” said Bob Klein, owner of A Wanderlust Rafting. “It’ll be fantastic until the water levels drop by the end of June.”

Wanderlust even offers an early-season discount, which disappears in July, and the water also runs faster than it does in late summer because the snowpack is still, in theory, nice and fat. 

“It’s fun, fast water right now,” Klein said. 

But as…