Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athlete Lucy Newman hands out candy while roller-skiing down Lincoln Avenue during the Fourth of July parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp performers put on their routine on Lincoln Avenue in downtown Steamboat Springs on Sunday during the Fourth of July parade. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Alan Duty, 7, sprays the crowd on Sunday during the Fourth of July parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Brett McGraw hides behind his cousin Avery McGraw as the crowd is sprayed on Sunday during the Fourth of July parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Miss Drew, Corky Joe and their wagon made for one of the smallest floats during Sunday's Fourth of July parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Ryder Pride, 7, salutes during the national anthem before the start of Sunday's July 4 parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Tommy Mewborn stroles down Lincoln Avenue looking for trouble Sunday during the Fourth of July parade in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Debbie Born, right, high fives a co-worker Sunday during the parade after the pair participated in a dance as a part of the Yampa Valley Bank. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Steamboat Rugby Club puts its muscles on display Sunday during the Fourth of July parade in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Caroline Wideman waves a flag and waits for the next float Sunday during the Fourth of July parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Amie Cook, 8, rides her bike during the Fourth of July parade in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Craig Heacock, left, of Fort Collins, and Steamboat's Greg Long dive for the finish line in Sunday's Steamboat Springs, a 400-yard dash down Lincoln Avenue that took place right before the start of the July 4 parade. Heacock won, edging out the hometown runner. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Houston Engleman, of Dallas, pumps his fist as he wins by a large margin his division of the Steamboat Sprint. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Yampa resident Jill Andrews applies holiday leg wraps to her horse Annie before the start of Yampa’s Fourth of July Parade on Sunday. Andrews said she puts her horses in the parade every year. Scott Franz

Spectators on Main Street in Yampa wave as cars pass by during the Fourth of July parade Sunday. The parade followed a pancake breakfast and was the highlight of a full day of holiday celebrations in Yampa. Scott Franz

Jill Andrews rides her horse down Main Street in Yampa on Sunday as spectators cheer her on at the Yampa Fourth of July parade. Hundreds of spectators lined Yampa's streets to watch the parade. Scott Franz