Adventure Pack It was much more comfortable today with cooler temperatures and a lot of cloud cover. Racer, Sputnik, Griff, and Carl headed up the Gregory Canyon Trail. Sputnik grumbled a little when one dog we encountered stopped and sniffed his packmates for what apparently he felt was a little too long. Griff and Carl periodically wandered down into the gully while Racer and Sputnik stuck to the path on leash with me. Variety Pack It sprinkled lightly on and off as Lou, Ri

Adventure Pack It was a hot morning. As we approached the stream at the Saddle Rock Trail by Gregory Canyon with Dylan leading the way, Avo raced him to the water and beat him there. The two of them promptly lay down to get as wet as they could. Ruffers and Sputnik followed behind with me and just waded through, pausing to take a drink before we moved on. Avo and Ruffers were ready to ascend the mountain today but Sputnik and Dylan hung back and refused to follow once the tra

Adventure Pack It was a hot, sunny morning as Carl, Sputnik, Griff and Racer hiked at the Chautauqua. The panting was profuse, and we lingered in shaded areas. The stream at Gregory Canyon was almost dried up, but there was still a bit of water through the crossing to the Saddle Rock Trail, and the dogs made the most of it. Variety Pack Petie, Sanni, and Zoey all took advantage of the poorly-flowing drainage ditch water that has backed up into the south end of the dog park. T

Adventure Pack Dylan was first in the water at the Saddle Rock Trail, with Ruffers following close behind. Avo would have raced Dylan to it, but she was on leash. Dylan and Avo both lay down to get their bellies wet, while Ruffers and Sputnik just walked through and took a drink along the way. None of the pack seemed especially eager to ascend the mountain today. We paused in shaded spots along the way. At one point, everyone was lingering behind. I sat down on a rock and cal

Adventure Pack Racer and Sputnik lingered in the stream at Gregory Canyon to get a drink, while Griff and Dylan were in and out pretty quickly before they continued up the trail. No carrion discoveries by the pack today. Some hikers wanted to say hello to the pack but Dylan, Griff, and Racer just walked by. Sputnik lingered for a moment to get a pat on the head before the hikers continued on their way. Griff wandered off down the wrong trail as we were approaching the Chautau

Adventure Pack Griff, Sputnik, Carl and Racer headed to the Saddle Rock Trail from the Chautauqua by way of the Baseline Trail, through the Gregory Canyon trail head. Carl lingered behind to investigate things more than usual, while Griff of course led the way. Sputnik and Racer walked along at my sides and were happy to stop in shaded spots along the way. Variety Pack Milo, Zoey, Mamacita, Sanni and Riley walked the Boulder Creek Path this afternoon. Mamacita was moving pret

Adventure Pack Avo was wandering through the brush downhill from the trail as we made our way back toward the Gregory Canyon trail head. I noticed her start to move off with some purpose, so I called to her. Suddenly, Dylan took off through the brush in the same direction. There was a bit of barking, but I couldn't see anything in the dense brush. Avo ran back to the trail after a moment but Dylan lingered. I scanned the area and looked up for a treed bear but didn't see anyt

Adventure Pack Racer, Sputnik, Griff, and Carl headed to Gregory Canyon again this morning. Carl and Racer both kept heading into the tall grass as we traversed the Chautauqua Meadow. Sputnik and Griff stuck more to the edge of the trail as they sniffed around. No deer parts were uncovered today. Variety Pack There is a sign at the Valmont Dog Park's south entrance indicating that the city is aware of the muddy expanse at that end of the park. Zoey took full advantage of the

Adventure Pack I kept a close eye on all the dogs as we passed through the area where they keep finding deer remains, and nobody wandered off to go scavenging. Avo was in a bit of a testy mood today. She was pulling at the leash, and grumbled at me whenever I stepped out in front of her to block her. She also started to chew at her leash at one point. Dylan, Ruffers, and Sputnik were all pretty chill. Sputnik lingered behind a bit more than usual today, while Dylan led the wa

Adventure Pack After ignoring the deer legs his packmates have been finding the past few weeks, Sputnik had his turn at it. He was lingering behind the rest of the pack a bit as we headed up the Saddle Rock Trail. When I back-tracked to round him up, he was just making his way back onto the trail with a bare leg bone in his mouth. He dropped it as soon as I said to, but was very unsure about leaving it behind. Eventually, I convinced him to come along. Dylan also took a littl