Eugene Buchanan waits in his kayak late last month as members of his Peruvian expedition lower a raft filled with supplies into the Colca Canyon. The water in the canyon was higher and colder than they'd expected, slowing the eight-member team and preventing them from navigating all 20 of the canyon's unexplored miles. Buchanan was the only one with a kayak, but the cold waters prevented his fellow explorers from swimming along beside him.
Published on September 28, 2008
Steamboat kayaking enthusiast Eugene Buchanan, bottom right, poses with his team in Colca Canyon in Peru. The canyon is one of the deepest in the world, with peaks ranging from 10,000- to 17,000-feet on both sides.
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Buchanan said the main goal of his expedition in Colca Canyon in Peru was to navigate 20 miles of unexplored wilderness. The group also was on the lookout for the hidden treasures of the Incan empire. While El Dorado eluded the team, they did find eight ancient South American mummies in a cave while hiking after six days in the canyon.
Published on September 28, 2008
Steamboat's Eugene Buchanan prepares to drop into Peru's Colca Canyon in his kayak late last month. Buchanan traveled to Peru with an expedition that had hoped to trek 20 miles of the canyon that never had before been traveled. The group, consisting mostly of Polish explorers, made it six miles, but they had to climb out after food and supplies ran low on the sixth day.
Published on September 28, 2008
A vehicle leaves Oak Creek and heads toward Steamboat Springs via Colorado Highway 131 on Friday. About half of South Routt residents commute to Steamboat for work, according to the South Routt Transit Needs and Feasibility Study. The South Routt Transit Working Group will convene Tuesday to discuss alternative transportation options for South Routt.
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Soroco senior Mike Davis streaks down the field for the Rams' first touchdown Saturday. Soroco grabbed a 30-20 lead in the third quarter against Plateau Valley, but couldn't hang on, falling, 42-30.
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Steamboat Springs' Joe Dover makes a catch Thursday against Palisade. The Sailors lost, 39-14. Steamboat looks to regroup Friday against Rifle.
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Todd Lodwick trains near Strawberry Park earlier this week. Lodwick is coming off a strong camp in Norway, and he appears to be on track to regain a spot with the national team this season.
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Steamboat Springs High School junior Andrew White battles Eagle Valley High School senior Luis Corral for control of the ball Saturday in Steamboat. Eagle Valley beat Steamboat, 2-1.
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Editorial cartoon for Sept. 28
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Rock Creek Academy Director Dawn Mutchelknaus says continued community support will keep the charter school going.
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Rock Creek Academy third-grader Bailee Boles, of Burns, reads a book at school Friday morning. Computers play an integral park in the curriculum at the school, but traditional books still are used.
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Each student at Rock Creek Academy has his or her own computer workstation loaded with grade-specific curriculum.
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Rock Creek Academy teacher Becky Ingle works with students at the charter school in McCoy on Friday. Seven students are enrolled in the school's first year.
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Eight-year-old Teagan Ludwick, of Steamboat Springs, reads a book next to a story-time room window at Bud Werner Memorial Library on Thursday.
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A plaque located on what now is the main entrance to the building displays the hospital's designation on the Routt County Register of Historic Places.
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Three-year-old Eileen Cashen plays a reading computer game using a mouse designed for children at the Bud Werner Memorial Library on Thursday.
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Nancy Montieth, a medical assistant with Yampa Valley Medical Associates, gets ready to head home after a day of work Wednesday in the historic Solandt Memorial Hospital building.
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The hospital's board members hope to make repairs to the elevator to make the building handicap accessible.
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Solandt Memorial Hospital Board President Kathy Hockin stands under elm trees surrounding the historic Hayden building, which is slated for a $700,000 improvement project.
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Future owners of units at First Tracks at Wildhorse Meadows take a hardhat tour at the First Tracks construction site Friday afternoon. The Steamboat Springs School District is working with Wildhorse developers to create housing opportunities for school district employees.
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TIC founder Ron McKenzie is pictured in the welding lab at the TIC training facility in January 2007.
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Felix Longoria, of Texas, does surveyor training work Thursday at the TIC training facility in Steamboat Springs. TIC and Kiewit Corp. officials expect a merger to go through by year's end.
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Routt County Sales Volume
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Realtor Steve Downs, of Steamboat Village Brokers, said he has seen other markets that were more worrisome than Steamboat's and that he watched them eventually recover.
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The Henry home features a circular driveway on brick pavers, edged by groves of planted trees that give the family virtual invisibility from Meadowbrook Circle.
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The back yard of the Henry home on Meadowbrook Circle borders Fish Creek. The property features its own recirculating creek with a pair of multi-tiered waterfalls.
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