Bonus Pack Our newest pack member, Beso joined Alfie and Yoshi for a stroll to Wonderland Lake this morning! Beso is a Bernese Mountain Dog who is only about 15 weeks old so she's just dipping her toes in hanging out with the big dogs. She did great on our walk. At the start, she kept trying to bound in front of Alfie, but before long she was trotting in place beside him and only pulling ahead slightly. Between the three of them, Beso did the best posing for the pack photo; b

Adventure Pack Rey and Griff led the way up Anemone Trail while Arlo and Racer hiked along at my sides. Arlo was nervous about the stormy weather at the start of the hike, but he relaxed more and more as the sun came out. At one point, a Golden Retriever came up from behind the pack while we were at the crossroads between Anemone Trail and Red Rocks Trail. Griff was the first to trot over and say hello. Rey waited for the Golden Retriever to catch up to her for her greetings.

Adventure Pack Tozai, Bear, Lucy, and Nelly headed up the mountain along Anemone Trail at The Peoples' Crossing today. We encountered several other dogs during our outing. The first was one passing by the trail head just as we set out; Bear and Tozai both made quick moves toward the dog, who was passing along the paved path about 20 feet away from us, and Bear grumbled. Their reactions surprised me because they haven't had outbursts like that lately. Lucy and Nelly might have

Adventure Pack Imogene, Arlo, Griff, and Racer hiked up Anemone Trail today, with cooler weather and intermittent cloud cover. We encountered several other dogs at different points on the trail. The pack was very calm and polite as they went by, and a couple of the other dogs stopped to sniff hello. We passed through Eben G. Fine Park at the end of our hike, and I was surprised by how empty it was on such a nice day. Variety Pack Carl, Alfie, and Tozai hit the trails at CU So

Adventure Pack Bear, Rey, and Tozai all waded out into the deeper water of Boulder Creek, while Carl got just as submerged in the shallows. We headed west up Boulder Creek Path for a bit today instead of just striking out east down the creek from Eben G. Fine Park. There was a small pile of something indistinct in the grass of the park out in front of the library, that Tozai pulled hard towards when we passed it. On the way back through, it caught everybody's interest and the

Adventure Pack Lucy, Tozai, Lou, and Nelly strolled Boulder Creek Path on what was one of the hottest days we've had this year, with the temperature hitting 99 F. Nelly didn't get into the creek but she put up with me sprinkling a bit of water over her to help cool her off a bit while the others all climbed down into the creek. There were a bunch of kids in the fields outside Boulder High School, and several admired the dogs, saying that they loved them. Variety Pack The blon

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