Chatfield State Park trip...

So George, myself and a new friend ventured out to Chatfield State Park today. It was awesome.
Check it out!
They have 78 ares of lovely park. George is almost three (his b-day is Dec 2nd FYI) and he has never gone swimming. They have ponds and a stream that dogs play freely in. There is a designated off leash area that all dogs are invited to play in.
The park costs 7 dollars to enter and it is WELL worth it.
We got there, and the weather was beautiful! Due to the 300 days of sunshine and the heightened elevation the sun tends to burn you a little faster (I learned that first hand today). We started walking and I was nervous b/c there was no fence and George has never been in an off leash area outside without a fence surrounding him. He did GREAT! He would walk about 15 ft ahead, stop...turn around and check to make sure all was still good!

Then we met the water! At first he was having none of it and was super terrified, other dogs were fetching and swimming and just enjoying the day. Not my boy...fear set it. He toyed with the edge for about 10 min...then...out of NOWHERE lept about 5 feet straight into the pond. I guess we are related, the "go big or go home" mentality is something I'm familiar with. He was so scared that the didn't know what to do so he stood in the water neck deep for about 2 min...the other humans were all watching him, I think even the dogs had stopped their playing to see what he would do next.

Then the worst started to happen...he was sinking. The first head under scared me...the second had me preparing to leap and swim out for a water rescue...then...just like a movie he started to paddle like a gay shark (dolphin) and swam to shore. I swear there were 20 people watching him and we all simultaneously started to cheer. It was a very proud moment as a parent...and a very thankful moment that I didn't have to go in for a water rescue.

We had such a lovely morning/afternoon and I took a few pics, enjoy! I will definitely be going back here for weekend adventures!

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