Scooter First Trip
Boulder Falls
Scooter good dog. Scooter remember long time ago.
“I’m bored” say Scooter Mommy
“What do you want to do?” say Pete who is Scooter Mommy boyfriend.
“I don’t know. What do you want to do?” say Mommy
“I’m not the one who said she was bored.” say Pete
Scooter yawn. Even though Scooter is only a puppy way back then, Scooter hear this before. Mommy and Pete will play “What you want do” game for 20 minutes. Then they will either do nothing or will do something. Scooter hope do something and take Scooter. Scooter good dog. Scooter like to go.
Twenty minutes later Mommy say “Let’s just go for a drive”
Scooter understand is little, but one of first words Scooter learn (after “food” and “snack”) is “Go”. Scooter stand up and wag tail.
“Where to?” say Pete
“I don’t know” say Mommy
Scooter lay down. Mommy and Pete not done playing game. Ten minutes later Mommy picks up Scooter and carries Scooter up stairs and to Mommy car. Mommy have 1997 Chevy Lumina. Scooter like all cars. Scooter like “Go for Ride” Everybody in. We go! Scooter very happy!!
“Did we decide where we were going?” say Mommy
“West” say Pete
Scooter not know west. Scooter just hope for food. We drive. Sometime Scooter up and look out window. Sometime Scooter lay down. We drive for long time.
“There’s a sign for Boulder Falls. Have you ever been there?” say Pete
“I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never been” say Mommy
“OK, that’s where we are headed then” say Pete
“I’m bored” say Scooter Mommy
“What do you want to do?” say Pete who is Scooter Mommy boyfriend.
“I don’t know. What do you want to do?” say Mommy
“I’m not the one who said she was bored.” say Pete
Scooter yawn. Even though Scooter is only a puppy way back then, Scooter hear this before. Mommy and Pete will play “What you want do” game for 20 minutes. Then they will either do nothing or will do something. Scooter hope do something and take Scooter. Scooter good dog. Scooter like to go.
Twenty minutes later Mommy say “Let’s just go for a drive”
Scooter understand is little, but one of first words Scooter learn (after “food” and “snack”) is “Go”. Scooter stand up and wag tail.
“Where to?” say Pete
“I don’t know” say Mommy
Scooter lay down. Mommy and Pete not done playing game. Ten minutes later Mommy picks up Scooter and carries Scooter up stairs and to Mommy car. Mommy have 1997 Chevy Lumina. Scooter like all cars. Scooter like “Go for Ride” Everybody in. We go! Scooter very happy!!
“Did we decide where we were going?” say Mommy
“West” say Pete
Scooter not know west. Scooter just hope for food. We drive. Sometime Scooter up and look out window. Sometime Scooter lay down. We drive for long time.
“There’s a sign for Boulder Falls. Have you ever been there?” say Pete
“I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never been” say Mommy
“OK, that’s where we are headed then” say Pete
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Scooter and Pete
Scooter wonder why see someone named Boulder who falls down. But, Scooter not care. Scooter want to get out and play. It take another 40 minutes (Scooter ask “Are we their yet?” and Mommy yell “No, 40 more minutes!” at Scooter) Scooter lay down. Scooter take nap. When Scooter unsleep, Mommy say
“We’re here. C’mon, boy. Let’s go”
Scooter hop down and Mommy put rope on Scooter. But Scooter happy. Scooter get to walk. Scooter get to sniff. Scooter get to pee.
Scooter is puppy. Scooter have little legs. Scooter not walk fast. Scooter have things to do. Mommy walk fast. Mommy have to wait for Scooter. Mommy not get mad. Mommy think Scooter is cute.
Scooter see moving watr. Scooter curious. Scooter not curious enough to go in watr. Water is moving fast. Mommy say
“Stay out of the water, Scooter”
What Mommy thinking? Scooter hate watr. Scooter walk for long time and come to stairs. What stairs doing outside? Stair inside! Stairs go from Granny to Mommy. Maybe Granny is at other end of stairs! Scooter like Granny! Scooter climb stairs.
But Scooter have little legs and it take Scooter long time. Mommy pick Scooter up and carry him.
“You’re getting fat!” say Mommy. “We are going to have to put you on a diet!”
Grrrrrrrr. Scooter not getting fat! Scooter is growing boy! Besides Grandpappy will feed Scooter. Grandpappy always share food with Scooter.
We get to top of stairs and Scooter get excited. Where is Granny? Scooter look. Scooter not see Granny. Scooter check nose. Nose tell Scooter that Granny is no here. Scooter is sad. Then Scooter see big watr fall from top of mountain! Scooter curious. But, Scooter not curious enough to walk over.
Mommy and Pete and Scooter walk over to edge to look at falling watr. Falling watr make noise. Scooter not curious about watr. Scooter want to sniff. Scooter want to pee. Mommy put Scooter down. Mommy does not take off rope. Bad, Mommy, Bad! How Scooter pee with rope on!
But, Mommy walk with Scooter and Scooter get to pee. Scooter get to sniff. Scooter look for squirrel. Scooter look for bird. Scooter no see. Bird and Squirrel are afraid of Scooter. Scooter is great hunter.
“We’re here. C’mon, boy. Let’s go”
Scooter hop down and Mommy put rope on Scooter. But Scooter happy. Scooter get to walk. Scooter get to sniff. Scooter get to pee.
Scooter is puppy. Scooter have little legs. Scooter not walk fast. Scooter have things to do. Mommy walk fast. Mommy have to wait for Scooter. Mommy not get mad. Mommy think Scooter is cute.
Scooter see moving watr. Scooter curious. Scooter not curious enough to go in watr. Water is moving fast. Mommy say
“Stay out of the water, Scooter”
What Mommy thinking? Scooter hate watr. Scooter walk for long time and come to stairs. What stairs doing outside? Stair inside! Stairs go from Granny to Mommy. Maybe Granny is at other end of stairs! Scooter like Granny! Scooter climb stairs.
But Scooter have little legs and it take Scooter long time. Mommy pick Scooter up and carry him.
“You’re getting fat!” say Mommy. “We are going to have to put you on a diet!”
Grrrrrrrr. Scooter not getting fat! Scooter is growing boy! Besides Grandpappy will feed Scooter. Grandpappy always share food with Scooter.
We get to top of stairs and Scooter get excited. Where is Granny? Scooter look. Scooter not see Granny. Scooter check nose. Nose tell Scooter that Granny is no here. Scooter is sad. Then Scooter see big watr fall from top of mountain! Scooter curious. But, Scooter not curious enough to walk over.
Mommy and Pete and Scooter walk over to edge to look at falling watr. Falling watr make noise. Scooter not curious about watr. Scooter want to sniff. Scooter want to pee. Mommy put Scooter down. Mommy does not take off rope. Bad, Mommy, Bad! How Scooter pee with rope on!
But, Mommy walk with Scooter and Scooter get to pee. Scooter get to sniff. Scooter look for squirrel. Scooter look for bird. Scooter no see. Bird and Squirrel are afraid of Scooter. Scooter is great hunter.
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Scooter and Foo-Foo sweater
Then Mommy tug on rope and say
“Let’s go, Scooter. “It’s cold and we are going home.”
Scooter not cold. Scooter still want to sniff. Scooter want to find bird. Scooter want to pee more. But, when Mommy say “go” Scooter go. If Scooter not go Mommy pick Scooter up and Scooter go anyway.
Scooter walk back down trail by water. Scooter walk down stairs. Scooter make Mommy stop so Scooter pee. Mommy like when Scooter pee. Mommy say
“Good boy! That’s a very good boy.”
But when home and Scooter pee on soft place at home Mommy yell at Scooter
“Bad boy! You are not supposed to go on the carpet”
Scooter confused. Soon we come to bench. Mommy say.
“This is good place for a picture. Take Scooter and sit there.”
Pete do what Mommy say. If Pete not do what Mommy say, Mommy yell at him, too. Mommy is big dog. One day Scooter will be big dog.
We take picture and then walk more. Scooter always like walk. Scooter is puppy. Scooter get tired. When we get back to car, Mommy pick Scooter up and say.
“It’s cold. Are you cold, Scooter? I’m cold. Let me get your sweater.”
Scooter is not cold. Scooter no want sweater. Sweater is for foo-foo dogs, like my step-sister Madie. Her need sweater. Scooter is tough. Scooter is big dog. Mommy put sweater on Scooter anyway.
“Oh, doesn’t he look cute!” say Mommy
“He looks miserable” say Pete “You should throw that thing in the trash, before the other dogs see him. You’ll give him a complex or something.”
Scooter not know “complex”, but trash is good place for sweater. Maybe we give to Madie. But, Scooter is tired. Scooter walk lot. Scooter is puppy. Scooter have little legs. Scooter sleep on way home.
“Let’s go, Scooter. “It’s cold and we are going home.”
Scooter not cold. Scooter still want to sniff. Scooter want to find bird. Scooter want to pee more. But, when Mommy say “go” Scooter go. If Scooter not go Mommy pick Scooter up and Scooter go anyway.
Scooter walk back down trail by water. Scooter walk down stairs. Scooter make Mommy stop so Scooter pee. Mommy like when Scooter pee. Mommy say
“Good boy! That’s a very good boy.”
But when home and Scooter pee on soft place at home Mommy yell at Scooter
“Bad boy! You are not supposed to go on the carpet”
Scooter confused. Soon we come to bench. Mommy say.
“This is good place for a picture. Take Scooter and sit there.”
Pete do what Mommy say. If Pete not do what Mommy say, Mommy yell at him, too. Mommy is big dog. One day Scooter will be big dog.
We take picture and then walk more. Scooter always like walk. Scooter is puppy. Scooter get tired. When we get back to car, Mommy pick Scooter up and say.
“It’s cold. Are you cold, Scooter? I’m cold. Let me get your sweater.”
Scooter is not cold. Scooter no want sweater. Sweater is for foo-foo dogs, like my step-sister Madie. Her need sweater. Scooter is tough. Scooter is big dog. Mommy put sweater on Scooter anyway.
“Oh, doesn’t he look cute!” say Mommy
“He looks miserable” say Pete “You should throw that thing in the trash, before the other dogs see him. You’ll give him a complex or something.”
Scooter not know “complex”, but trash is good place for sweater. Maybe we give to Madie. But, Scooter is tired. Scooter walk lot. Scooter is puppy. Scooter have little legs. Scooter sleep on way home.
Boulder Falls
Boulder Falls is an approximately 60 foot waterfall that is the bridge between North Boulder Creek and Middle Boulder Creek. It is located about 10 miles west of Boulder on Highway 119. There is a parking lot and then a short (1/3 or so) mile trail to the falls. The hike is an easy one, with the trail following Boulder Creek. When you arrive to the falls there is stone staircase that leads to the best viewing area.
This five acre site used to be a series of mining claims, that were eventually donated to the City of Boulder. It has been a tourist destination for as long as there have been tourists coming to the area. Once you get there you can see why. The falls are very beautiful and have a different character each time you go up.
Boulder Falls is strictly a day trip. No overnight camping. It open from dawn until dusk. No glass containers and only alcohol of 3.2% or less is permitted. But, it is a great place for a summer picnic. Many others think so too, and you will not often have the place to yourself.
This five acre site used to be a series of mining claims, that were eventually donated to the City of Boulder. It has been a tourist destination for as long as there have been tourists coming to the area. Once you get there you can see why. The falls are very beautiful and have a different character each time you go up.
Boulder Falls is strictly a day trip. No overnight camping. It open from dawn until dusk. No glass containers and only alcohol of 3.2% or less is permitted. But, it is a great place for a summer picnic. Many others think so too, and you will not often have the place to yourself.