A herd of elk grazes in a wheat field just south of the Hayden Station power plant Thursday.
Published on January 19, 2009
Linda Faiola, left, and Jane Blackstone got into the theme of this year's Colorado Ski For Women event at the Steamboat Ski Touring Center. They opted to snowshoe the course instead of skiing it, but they went all out with Pac-Man costumes.
Published on January 19, 2009
Judy Demers glides across the finish line of Sunday's Colorado Ski For Women event at the Steamboat Ski Touring Center ahead of her husband, Tiger. One-time trainees under Steamboat Springs cross-country skiing legend Sven Wiik, the couple traveled to Steamboat from Kasilof, Alaska.
Published on January 19, 2009
Wayne Kakela (top right) celebrates the completion of Ragnar's with friends near the mountain restaurant's opening in 1984. The group skied down the mountain on the skis they're holding in the photo.
Published on January 19, 2009
Wayne Kakela with "White Flight," a metal sculpture he built for the Creative Community Project in summer 2008. The project, sponsored by Home ReSource, involved participants making works of art out of materials found at the salvage center. Kakela was one of the first artists to express interest in building a Creative Community piece.
Published on January 19, 2009
A page from one of Wayne and Linda Kakela's photo albums. In the photo, Wayne Kakela participates in the Muzzle-loading Biathalon at the 1976 Winter Carnival. The event combines two of Kakela's hobbies: black powder firearms and cross-country skiing.
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In 1965, Wayne and Linda Kakela opened the first ski lodge in Steamboat Springs, partnering with the resort to offer a one-day lift ticket, sleeping bag space, breakfast and dinner for $9.50. In this photo, friends and lodge residents pose at The Barn in the late 1960s.
Published on January 19, 2009
Wayne Kakela hosted a bonfire every fall for years on his Strawberry Park land. Here, he sits next to a bonfire he constructed with members of the Colorado Art Ranch, a residency program that brought painters, sculptors, filmmakers and others to live and work in Steamboat Springs in summer 2008.
Published on January 19, 2009
Wayne Kakela converted this barn on his Strawberry Park ranch into a living space and, later, into a ski lodge. Known to the countless people who came through it as "The Barn," the building has played host to travelers, skiers, students, friends and family for almost 50 years.
Published on January 19, 2009
Among Wayne Kakela's many interests was river running. Paul Stettner, a longtime friend of Kakela's, said he floated the rivers of the West in pontoon boats made of military surplus rubber and wooden frames "just about every spring."
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Wayne Kakela sits on a bench in June of 2008 at his Strawberry Park ranch.
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Wayne Kakela talks in a workshop at his Strawberry Park ranch in June of 2008.
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Wayne Kakela laughs at his Strawberry Park ranch in June of 2008.
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Tools line the wall in a workshop at Wayne Kakela's ranch.
Published on January 19, 2009
Wayne Kakela talks at his Strawberry Park ranch this summer. The longtime Steamboat resident, known for his commitment to the arts, died Jan. 10 from heart problems.
Published on January 19, 2009
The only way to know whether radon exists in a home or building is to use a test kit available free at local extension offices. Mitigation can significantly reduce elevated radon levels.
Published on January 19, 2009
