Adventure Pack Racer, Griff, Rey, and Arlo walked Boulder Creek Path starting at Eben G. Fine Park today, since the parking lot at The Peoples' Crossing was closed due to a fire that had broken out. An evacuation warning for the fire was "All Clear" before we headed that way, but the area was still blocked off to traffic when we arrived. Surprisingly, the parking above Eben G. Fine Park was wide open. The pack made their usual pit stop at the stone steps on our way out of the

Adventure Pack Nelly got her feet wet in Boulder Creek while Lucy ventured out to about her ankles; Bear and Tozai waded out into the deeper water in the same spot where Lumi enjoyed a good soak earlier this week. We kept steadily on the move down Boulder Creek Path after the pack's water break. Lucy and Tozai showed some maturity when we passed a rambunctious younger dog who was pulling and barking at us, and they didn't react at all. Nelly and Bear likewise minded their man

Adventure Pack the steps by the bridge at Eben G. Fine Park were empty, so Racer, Imogene, Griff, and Arlo all got to hop into Boulder Creek at the start of their walk. We strolled Boulder Creek Path without any sightings of waterfowl or other critters. We had been following behind another dog briefly, and the pack all stopped to check out a spot where that dog had pulled over to pee ahead of us. Arlo and Griff paused to sniff hello with that dog when we passed shortly after

Adventure Pack Carl always wants to check and mark the first tree we encounter when we enter Eben G. Fine Park from the underpass, but people are often there so I make him skip it and go to the next one instead. The whole pack checked out one particular juvenile tree volunteer a little further along Boulder Creek Path. Bear and Carl in particular seemed like they would have just sniffed around it all day if I hadn't eventually prodded them along. Bear, Rey, and Tozai all got

Adventure Pack Yoshi and Lucy roamed the fields around Red Rocks Trail on our way up the mountain while Lou and Tozai trekked along at my sides. Lucy seemed to be in hunting mode, scanning the landscape for critters to chase after, while Yoshi was sniffing his way along the trail. Even though the air temperature was a bit cooler today, the sun was out and beating down on us, so we spent the latter part of the outing strolling Boulder Creek Path, with a quick dip in the water

Adventure Pack Arlo, Griff, Rey, and Racer headed up Red Rocks Trail under grey skies. Either Arlo heard faint, distant rumbles of thunder or he is just sensitive to the kind of weather that heralds it, because he was very hesitant to go up the mountain and kept rearing back. He didn't totally shut down the way he has done when there are nearby cracks of thunder or fireworks, and I was able to get him to keep going. Racer, Griff, and Rey were all happy to be hitting the trail

Adventure Pack Yoshi, Tozai, Bear, and Nelly headed to Boulder Creek Path again today. Nelly actually put her front paws into the water while her packmates waded around in the deeper stuff. It was a pretty quiet outing, and we didn't make many stops, so we got a bit further along the path than usual. No notable wildlife encounters today. There were a lot of skateboarders out. The pack mostly took that in stride, except Tozai did woof once when a group of three went by togethe

Adventure Pack Tozai and Yoshi joined Griff, Imogene, Racer, and Arlo for a hike at CU South today. Like yesterday, the cloud cover kept it tolerable despite the temperature in the low 90s F. Tozai stuck closer to the pack today, sniffing around with Yoshi, Imogene, and Griff. We hung out in the shade of a different tree than yesterday when the sun briefly came out today, since we were further around the loop. Imogene found a spot in the brush that interested her and she roll

Adventure Pack Alfie, Bear, Rey, Lou, and Tozai headed to CU South for a light trail hike today. Overcast skies made the hot temperature much more tolerable, and the pack took shelter in the shade of a tree when the sun briefly came out in the middle of our outing. Bear, Alfie, and Tozai got so caught up in chasing and wrestling each other that they wandered off around a bend through some thick brush at one point and didn't find their way back to the rest of us for several mi

Adventure Pack Lou, Carl, Tozai, Lucy, and Alfie walked Boulder Creek Path today. It didn't feel as hot as I was expecting, perhaps because the smoke in the air is diffusing the sunlight. The dogs got into the creek at Boulder Creek Park (what used to be called Central Park, where the library is). Carl got to mark the usual trees at Eben G. Fine Park on the way out but had to skip one on the way back because people were standing around it. The pack received some compliments o