Steamboat Pilot & Today

Karyn Forbes, right, and Kaitlynn Hayes ride with American flags Sunday during the singing of the national anthem at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Dick Williams races his horse Sunday at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden during the closing day of the Routt County Fair. Photo by Scott Franz

Jace Booco, left, helps his friend Keenan Hayes tighten his helmet Sunday before a ride on a steer at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Chad Day, right, and Chris Decker round up two of the 30 sheep that escaped from the mutton bustin' competition Sunday at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Horseback riders, volunteers and children help round up a herd of sheep that escaped from the mutton bustin' competition Sunday at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden Photo by Scott Franz

It was a lot of fun when Mike Brown brought his family from Austin, Texas, to Steamboat Springs to visit his brother Tom Brown and his family. Ron & Sue Brown (parents from Ludlow, Mass.) joined up in Colorado to celebrate their granddaughter Solana's 7th birthday. Taking a rest from a hike, the grandchildren exchanged their town papers (Austin News and Steamboat Today). The Ludlow Register traveled the farthest. Pictured are, front row from left, Georgia and Camille (from Texas) and Ocean (from Colorado). Back row from left, Sue and Ron Brown (Massachusetts), Sean and Mike (from Texas) and Solana and Tom (Colorado). Not pictured is Amy Brown from Colorado.

Routt County Fair volunteers and a few kids help round up a flock of sheep that escaped from the mutton bustin' competition Sunday. Photo by Scott Franz

Hayden Suttee, 3, watches the steer riding event Sunday at the Routt County Fair as Pat Zabel announces the action in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Chris Decker carries a sheep back to the mutton bustin' arena Sunday at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Jakob Sober pours baby powder on a latigo Sunday before the saddle bronc riding at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Cattle graze on a wet field along the Elk River on Saturday north of Steamboat Springs. Thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Yampa Valley on Monday and Wednesday. Photo by Scott Franz

Boulder’s Tess Amer runs down the road Sunday on the final stage of the Steamboat Triathlon in Steamboat Springs. Amer, one of nearly 400 racers to take to the course, was the race’s second-fastest woman. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Centennial triathlete Chris Fons tries to recover after crossing the finish line of Sunday’s Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Matt Stensland closes in on the finish line of Sunday’s Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Riders climb near the end of the cycling leg of the Steamboat Triathlon on Sunday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Cheyenne, Wyo., triathlete Chris Hall rides Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Riders charge up a hill Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Kasia Rasker rides Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Stewart Nixon races Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Cody Waite rides Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Denver’s Craig Schmidt rides Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Racers charge into and out of the transition zone Sunday during the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Joy Rasmussen-Otte runs Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Athletes ride up the final hill on the bike course of Sunday's Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat's John Holland rides Sunday in the Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Steamboat Springs Triathlon Club poses near the banks of Lake Catamount after Sunday’s Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Cody Waite crosses the finish line in first place Sunday at the Steamboat Triathlon. Waite also won the Steamboat Lake Sprint Triathlon earlier this summer. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Denver athlete Ryan Pollock high-fives his fans near the finish line of Sunday's Steamboat Triathlon. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Relaxing in the waters of Walton Creek. Submitted by: Teri Wall

Pooch at Stagecoach. Submitted by: Amy Johnson

A pickup rider in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals sans headstall at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor dismounts in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

The pickup crew brings in a saddle bronc at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A rider in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals post-dismount. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Match Race at the at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor rides in the Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind