Photos for May 25, 2007

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Paula Salky's posted this video on Youtube memorializing her brother, Robert Secher, who died Oct. 8, 2006 in Iraq.

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Whittle the Wood is an annual event at Craig City Park.

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Jeanne Ingalls gets inspired at the Yampa River Botanic Park.

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There is auto racing throughout the summer at Hayden Speedway.

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Dirt biking is popular in Northwest Colorado.

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Swimming is a year-round activity in the hated pools at the Old Town Hot Springs.

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The Museum of Northwest Colorado in Craig.

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Meeker offers a quaint downtown and access to an abundance of outdoor recreation.

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A kayaker paddles the Yampa River.

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A kayaker paddles the Yampa.

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The Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series holds performances every Friday and Saturday night beginning June 22.

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There are hundreds of hiking trails in the Routt National Forest.

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The Hayden Speedway offers racing throughout the summer.

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A golfer tees off at Haymaker Golf Course in Steamboat Springs.

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The Flat Tops Wilderness Area.

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Fishing the Yampa River near Steamboat Springs

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Fish Creek Falls is a spectacular cascading falls just 4 miles north of Steamboat Springs.

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Elkhead Reservoir

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Elk in the Rocky Mountains.

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Kayaking the Yampa River.

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Motocross is very popular in Moffat County.

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Dinosaur National Monument is full of natural wonders.

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The Colorado River near Kremmling.

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Camping opportunities abound in Northwest Colorado.

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An artist sketches at Yampa River Botanic Park.

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Vail Valley resident Brad Ludden took second place overall at last year's Paddling Life Pro Invitational, which returns to Fish Creek and Charlie's Hole on Monday.

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Steamboat Springs' Kevin Dombey launches off the bridge beneath Fish Creek Falls at last year's Pro Invitational event. This year's Paddling Life Pro Invitational, presented by Steamboat in the Summertime, will combine a race on Fish Creek and a freestyle event on the Yampa River on Monday.

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City employee Karl Fredell prepares for the upcoming opening of the Howler Alpine Slide by attaching sled racks to the chairs on the lift at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs on Thursday. The slide opens Saturday.

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Margaret Leland, right, does push-ups at the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena during an outdoor fitness training class with Forever Fit in Steamboat Springs on Thursday.

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Colleen Poole, shown here in her office at the North Routt Community Charter School on Thursday, was recently selected as a board member of the League of Charter Schools.

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Don't expect to find any available campsites at Stagecoach State Park this weekend. There are, however, several local campsites with open spots.

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The spring runoff flows over the top of Fish Creek Falls at a dizzying pace, as it has during the past few weeks. However, that trend is expected to end soon as the snow pack disappears from the higher peaks.

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Longtime Hayden rancher Avis Funk, 89, is recovering at Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab Center in Craig from an injury she sustained last month while working on her ranch.

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Steamboat Springs artist and sculptor Tyler Mark Richardella stands in front of his sculpture of Olympic kayaker Rich Weiss beside the Yampa River in 2001. Richardella died Tuesday in Denver. He was 30.

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Local physician Dr. James Dudley is the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Physician High Plains Walking Stick Award. The award honors rural community physicians with 20 or more years of service.

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As is tradition, volunteers will place flags on the graves of veterans Monday in Steamboat Springs Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day.

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Choosing the right fertilizer for your plants can be tricky. Remember that some native wildflowers and some succulents, such as sedum, grow best when not fertilized.

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Board member Judith Harrington, left, and R.C. Dieckhoff, board president, place hard hats for a new exhibit at the Steamboat Art Museum downtown.

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Scott Parker will perform in his final show with the group We're Not Clowns this weekend at Steamboat Mountain Theater. Parker is moving to New York to be near his family.

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We're Not Clowns will perform its final performance with founding member Scott Parker today and Saturday at Steamboat Mountain Theater.

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Anna Roder will play a variety of pieces, ranging from an up-tempo Spanish piecce to a classic concerto by Felix Mendelssohn during a free concert at 7 p.m. today at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

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Anna Roder will hold a special concert at 7 p.m. today at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The concert is free, but donations are tax-deductible and will go toward travel expenses for Roder's upcoming trip to Argentina and Uruguay with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra.

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Head for the Hills, a Fort Collins quartet, will play bluegrass at Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill, Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue, at 10 p.m. Saturday.

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Anna Roder will hold a special concert at 7 p.m. today at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

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