I decided today was a great day for a hike up behind Boulder. (That's some of the Eastern Side of the Rockies for you out of staters ;-). I figured a couple of miles would be in celebration of all of us "around" 70 people. Only thing, the county hiking map was a bit blurred and the .4, .5 sections of the trail were a bit off. (1.4!, 1.5!), so after hiking up 2.6 miles (straight up, over rocks, scary edge trails), Yo and I found that the cut-off trail was blocked and we had to go UP to go DOWN. Yo would actually stop and contemplate which way to go UP and/or DOWN, (when we finally got to the trail that led back). 5.6 miles, guys, and I'm still standing....well, sitting, and soon to be couching! It was a beautiful Rockies view, pines, mountain streams, wildflowers, wild roses, the "HUFF" of a bear (scared the c**p out of me!). I was amazed when I got to the UP before the DOWN how high I was, and what an outstandingly breathtaking country this is. Happy Birthday, Bud, Bob, and EVERYBODY. Somebody hand me the Absorbine Jr? Stormy *^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================