Steamboat Pilot & Today

Gilpin Lake, Mount Zirkel Wilderness. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Gilpin Creek. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Hummingbirds hang out in Steamboat. Submitted by: Chris Blossom

Griffin loves the fire trucks at the Fourth of July parade in Steamboat. Submitted by: Wendy Harvey

Anticipation at the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Harvey

Cellist Kimberly Patterson introduces the "Variations on a Theme" program presented by the Tesla Quartet at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

The Tesla Quartet entertains listeners at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

A young music fan and her friend listen to the sounds of the Tesla Quartet at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

Two young music fans dance to the sounds of the Tesla Quartet at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

Listeners take advantage of the shade to hear the Tesla Quartet at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

Cellist Kimberly Patterson talks with audience members after the Tesla Quartet performance at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

Violist Megan Mason, right, talks with audience members after the Tesla Quartet performance at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

Violinists Michelle Lie and Ross Snyder talk with audience members after the Tesla Quartet performance at Music on the Green. Submitted by: George Fargo

The Steamboat Mudcats won the Steamboat Little League Minors championship. Pictured, back row from left, coaches Jarrett Duty, David Gedeon, Joey Colombo and George Ibarra. Middle, from left, Ryan Hansen, Barret Taylor, Sean Janka, Cameron Colombo, Cole Gedeon and Connor Hansen. Front, from left, Alan Duty, Calvin Zuschlag, Owen Taylor, Cade Gedeon and Austin Ibarra. Tara Gedeon/Courtesy

Steamboat Springs Police Sgt. Scott Middleton talks on his cellphone while investigating a crash on a private driveway located just off Routt County Road 33 on Thursday afternoon in Steamboat Springs Photo by John F. Russell

The Tesla Quartet plays at the Strings Music Festival's Music on the Green at the Yampa River Botanic Park. Submitted by: George Fargo

Trapper Mine employee Doug Schneider, left, explains to Sal Pace, a Pueblo Democrat running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, where dynamite has been laid during a blast demonstration at Trapper Mine in Craig. Pace visited with Trapper Mine officials as part of a seven-day, 23-stop listening tour of 3rd Congressional District. Photo by Joe Moylan

A sign marks the end of the Yampa River Core Trail west of Steamboat Springs near Minglewood Timber. The city is in negotiations with private landowners to secure permanent easements in hopes of landing a grant to extend the Core Trail on both sides of the city. Photo by John F. Russell

A sign marks the end of the Yampa River Core Trail west of Steamboat Springs near Minglewood Timber. The city is in negotiations with private landowners to secure permanent easements in hopes of landing a grant to extend the Core Trail on both sides of the city. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs rider Kate Rench stands atop the podium Wednesday at the Breckenridge Firecracker 50. Rench won the expert women 40-49 division in 4 hours, 30 minutes and 52.8 seconds. Courtesy photo

The Elkhead Schoolhouse north of Hayden can be seen through thick vegetation in this photo taken by Janet Gerber, Museum of Northwest Colorado assistant director. Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood, both descendants of privileged families in the eastern U.S., came to teach at the school in the early 1900s. Woodruff’s granddaughter Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker, will sign copies of the book she wrote about her grandmother’s experiences from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the museum in Craig. Janet Gerber / Courtesy

Photographer John Goodrich captured this photo of a wild-born Amur (Siberian) tiger in a wildlife rehabilitation center in Far East Russia. His work will be on display this month at Ciao Gelato and Comb Goddess, beginning at First Friday Artwalk. John Goodrich / Courtesy

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

From the Fourth of July parade. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

This pic was taken on the Fourth of July in Yampa. These are some of the Veterans of Yampa, and the little boy's name is Tanner Wheeler. Submitted by: Diana Wheeler

Here are the six kids in tie-dyed T-shirts that the Fourth of July parade article talks about. Thanks for a great Fourth of July, Steamboat! Submitted by: Ashlee Tenney

Here are the six kids in tie-dyed T-shirts that the Fourth of July parade article talks about. Thanks for a great Fourth of July, Steamboat! Submitted by: Ashlee Tenney

Billy Franklin, a former Steamboat resident and native of New Orleans, brought members of his band NOLA Live to Steamboat this weekend for the third annual Midsummer Mardi Gras celebration Saturday at Sweetwater Grill. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Sleeping Giant Group partner Johnny Spillane discusses the project. Photo by Matt Stensland

About 75 people attended a meeting in Hayden on Thursday night to learn about a casino development being proposed near Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Photo by Matt Stensland