Boulder Creek

Today it should have been one of the hottest days....like over 100 degrees F...means about 39 degrees Celsius...or just plain and simple ' very hot'.

And since it was Sunday and we wanted to have a family day (and not a Hot Rod working weekend once AGAIN) we wanted to do something special....Boulder Reservoir (sowas wie ein Baggersee mit Strand), our Broomfield pool The Bay (unser hiesiges Freibad), driving down to Colorado Springs to go to the Mountain Zoo (where you can feed the giraffes and look them eye to eye), Renaisance Festival in Larkspur....endless possibilities!

But we ended up deciding on visiting Boulder Falls (Wasserfaelle in Boulder)...

Unfortunately, driving up road 119 we saw a sign - that was already there when my Mom was here in May - that read: Boulder Falls closed ahead. Well, thanks!

So, change in plans...since we were already on Boulder Canyon Road and had the Boulder Creek next to us we just stopped at a convenient parking lot and just walked the path a few miles (probably one) down and up again. It started out to be very nice and pleasant but since we were running late and it just got hotter the more challenging the kids got. All in all they were good but the last couple of yards both wanted to be carried!

But we had a great family day and the scenery is just fantastic (besides the noise of the nearby road of course!)

I hope that whatever they do to have the Falls closed, will pass soon!!

Boulder Canyon Road crossing over the creek and our path

There were so many hikers and bikers that we really could choose whom to ask to take a picture of us...we chose a lady that was relaxed strolling around and not in 'work-out mood'

on the way back a tired boy

Jonah slept in the car and on the couch...

and YES, he slept with his eyes open! Just plain horrible!!!