Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs resident Marty Gilligan hikes along a cliff in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area toward the top of Flat Top Mountain. At 12,354 feet, it’s the highest peak in Northwest Colorado. Photo by Matt Stensland

The hike starts at Stillwater Reservoir and goes 2.2 miles up the North Derby Trail to a saddle. Photo by Matt Stensland

The popular Devil’s Causeway hike can be seen across the valley. Photo by Matt Stensland

Flat Top Mountain seen from the parking area. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs' Blake Worsley trains before the start of the London Olympics. Worsley begins his Olympic competition for Team Canada on Sunday with heats in the 200-meter freestyle. Swimming Canada Communications/Courtesy

Steamboat Springs' Blake Worsley trains before the start of the London Olympics. Worsley begins his Olympic competition Sunday with heats in the 200-meter freestyle. Swimming Canada Communications/Courtesy

Local musician Trevor G. Potter performs during the Strings Music Festival's Music on the Green event Thursday afternoon at Yampa River Botanic Park. Potter entertained a large crowd along with Walt Seabert. Photo by John F. Russell

Chloe Bulpett enjoys a piece of candy while listening to Trevor G. Potter perform at the Strings Music Festival's Music on the Green on Thursday afternoon with her mom, Debi. Potter and Walt Seabert entertained a large crowd, which showed up for the popular lunchtime music series. The next performance will feature the Old Town Pickers on Aug. 2. Photo by John F. Russell

The crowd is reflected in local musician Trevor Potter's glasses as he performs at the Strings Music Festival's Music on the Green event Thursday afternoon at Yampa River Botanic Park. Potter entertained a large crowd along with Walt Seabert. Photo by John F. Russell

Brian Hutcheson traveled from Arizona to watch his nephew, who plays for the Fort Collins Prospect, play in this weekend's Triple Crown World Series. The annual baseball tournament is expected to draw large numbers of people to town this weekend. Photo by John F. Russell

Teams from across the country are in Steamboat Springs this weekend for the Triple Crown World Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Pete Stein, a Virginia native and Colorado resident, plays in Steamboat Springs several times each month when he visits his parents in the Yampa Valley. His next show is at Carl's Tavern on Saturday. Courtesy photo

The local photography of Rod Hanna, Jim Steinberg and Judy Jones will be featured in a multimedia presentation of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" on Saturday night at Strings Music Pavilion. Tickets are $25. Rod Hanna/courtesy

Economist Robert Reischauer addressed a full house Thursday night at the Seminars at Steamboat. He talked about a slow recovery from the recession and the national debt. “Americans have unrealistic expectations of the future. We can’t keep on the same road we are on. To get back on track, we need to make short-term sacrifices for the promise of future gain,” he said. Joseph Cosby / Courtesy

Routt County Commissioner Diane Mitsch Bush and Obama Campaign Western Colorado Director Dylan Roberts speak at the Obama for America office grand opening celebration Wednesday in Steamboat. Roberts told the crowd that Colorado will be an important swing state this year. Organizers said more than 100 people attended the event. Courtesy photo

Sam Huff swims the butterfly at the Bald Eagle Open Water Series. The last event is at 6 p.m. Monday. Tom Scrimgeour/courtesy