Steamboat Pilot & Today

Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs members Dennis Podzemny, right, and David Wittlinger load flowers into a barrel Tuesday afternoon at Howelsen Hill. Flowers were distributed to locations throughout town as part of a Rotary Club fundraiser. More flowers are available and can be purchased by emailing Karl@steamboatlakemarina.com. Photo by Matt Stensland

Neil Ganz leads a pack of riders last year during the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Race Series event at Marabou Ranch. This year’s race is at 5:30 p.m. today with day-of registration starting at 4:30 p.m. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

John Grassby, a lawyer in Steamboat Springs, recently published his first novel, “Calcutta Sunrise.” He will be hosting a reading and book signing at 6 p.m. Thursday at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Photo by Matt Stensland

Traffic in downtown Steamboat Springs was ground to a halt July 6, 2009, as the Saddleback Ranch Cattle Drive sent a herd of longhorns from the west end of downtown to the rodeo arena near Howelsen Hill. Organizers of the popular downtown cattle drive during the Fourth of July holiday have raised the $1,500 needed to bring the event back this summer. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

LIFT-UP of Routt County food bank and case manager Sherri McKnight poses with a bag of food that will be given to a child of a low-income family. LIFT-UP of Routt County and Totally Kids have launched free summer lunch programs to combat child hunger. Photo by Scott Franz

Sleeping Giant from U.S. Highway 40 on June 11. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Sleeping Giant from the Steamboat Cemetery on June 9. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Hitchens Barn near the Island Park. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Hitchens Barn near the Island Park. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

The inaugural Adventure 5k Scavenger Hunt on June 9 helped to raise funds for substance abuse prevention programs through Grand Futures Prevention Coalition. Thank you to volunteers, sponsors and participants. Submitted by: Kate Elkins

Hide and seek. Submitted by: Chris Blossom

Adam Geisler struggles to land a trophy rainbow on the Yampa River on Sunday evening. Submitted by: Nikki Byrum

From the Rabbit Ears view of the smoke from the High Park Fire by Fort Collins on June 9. Submitted by: Larry Schnackenberg