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This early monsoon season is really a mix of both a blessing and a curse.

The last few months could be summed up by a popular folk song: Fire and Rain. And both elements were record-setting in their own ways.The former brought the two largest wildfires in the state’s history – destroying hundreds of homes and shuttering forests. The latter settled in last week in “unprecedented” fashion and spurred officials to reopen forests in time for wildflowers, stargazing and mushroom hunting.

At 8 a.m. Friday, for the first time in nearly a month, the forest which stretches into four southeast New Mexico counties was once again open to the public.

For almost a month, most of the national forests have been off limits due to the heightened risks of fires that have scorched much of New Mexico.

Monsoon 2022 started strong – with rain falling most days since June 15. Albuquerque more than doubled its yearly rainfall total in the last week.