Steamboat Pilot & Today

Rabbit Ears Pass sunset Aug. 13 at Harrison Creek turnoff. Submitted by: Rebecca Fry

Friends and family of Sean F. Ryan embrace one another Tuesday evening after Ryan's body was discovered on Rabbit Ears Pass. Photo by Scott Franz

Horseshoes, anyone? Photo of two cinnamon cubs taken in Sharon Southard's backyard. Submitted by: Sharon Southard

And with less than 100 days until ski season and 540 days until the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, it’s time to look at which Steamboat athletes could shine on sport’s biggest stage.

Dan Smilkstein shows off the belt buckle he was awarded after finishing his 10th Leadville 100, racking up 1,000 miles on the trail. Dan Smilkstein/courtesy

A Steamboat Springs City bus pulls into the Fifth Street stop Tuesday afternoon. The downtown bus shelter project was named Best Public Space Project by nonprofit Downtown Colorado Inc. Photo by John F. Russell

Kendall Hood, 12, of Steamboat Springs, visits his pig Oreo on Tuesday in preparation for Wednesday’s swine competitions at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Jessika Hockett, 13, of Hayden, shaves her pig Go Lucky in preparation for Wednesday’s swine competitions at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

This is our version of Louie from the comic "Overboard": Opus in the kiddie pool, keeping cool. Submitted by: Lee McShane Cox

Three pairs of mommas and babies at our salt lick, taken Aug. 11. Submitted by: Lee McShane Cox

A recent rainbow. Submitted by: Lee McShane Cox

Camping under the Perseid meteor shower. Submitted by: Alex Sullivan

Sawyer Lorenz, 18, of Steamboat Springs, drops a pig off Tuesday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Chris Otto enjoys his first campfire of the season Sunday evening due to the recent lift of the fire ban on Buff Pass. Submitted by: Sam Daniels

This photo is of Mary Simmins, the Logistics Coordinator for Relay for Life this year, held on July 27 and 28. She was very excited to see the rain stop, the clouds part and a wonderful rainbow grace the event with a spectacular display. Thanks Mary, and great job! Submitted by: Tom Simmins

Routt County Fair participants Shannon Parks, 15, of Steamboat Springs, and McKenzie Millard, 14, lead pigs Katniss, left, and Prim toward their pen Tuesday at the Multipurpose Building in Hayden. The pigs belong to Sawyer Lorenz, 18, of Steamboat, and are being shown Wednesday. Photo by Matt Stensland

Routt County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Ryan Adrian sits in a Routt County Search and Rescue truck Tuesday morning on Rabbit Ears Pass. About 20 people were searching the Harrison Creek drainage for Sean F. Ryan, a Steamboat Springs man who was reported missing Sunday afternoon. His body was found Tuesday night. Photo by Scott Franz

Kim Sadar and her tracking dog, Stoner, return to the road Tuesday morning after spending three hours searching for Sean F. Ryan on Rabbit Ears Pass. Photo by Scott Franz

Tony Crawford is one of 30 authors appearing at Written Art, a festival of local authors taking place at Bud Werner Memorial Library. Crawford, a Vietnam veteran, wrote a fictitious memoir reflecting on "early old age." Photo by John F. Russell

Routt County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Ryan Adrian uses binoculars Tuesday morning to survey the vast search area on Rabbit Ears Pass. Deputies suspended the search at about 2 p.m., and the missing Steamboat man's body was found Tuesday evening. Photo by Scott Franz