Steamboat Pilot & Today

A moose hanging out in the yard. Submitted by: Andy Barnhart

An old dog with young friends. Submitted by: Zach Wehr

Beautiful Spring Creek. Submitted by: Maryedith Davies

May 16 morning sunrise. Submitted by: Maryedith Davies

May 15 sunset. Submitted by: Maryedith Davies

Riding the 50-mile Oak Creek Loop with this 60-year- old birthday boy, Jeff Curé. What a great way to spend your birthday with all these women! We loved having him with us. Back row left, are Jean Wernig, Leslie Dapper, Chantal Kane, Jeff Curé, Grace Curé, Emily Lovett, Joanne Palmer, Holly Williams, Carla Jones. Front is Lane Schrock. Submitted by: Grace Curé

Mother fox and her kits hang out at the rodeo grounds at Howelsen Hill. Submitted by: Will Eck

Mother fox and her kits hang out at the rodeo grounds at Howelsen Hill. Submitted by: Will Eck

Cows in Stagecoach have been roaming free for the last two days. Eating our tulips, scaring our dogs and just hanging out in our backyards. Submitted by: Amy Johnson

Calf on the loose in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday. Submitted by: Amy Johnson

Volunteers help during the Routt County United Way Day of Caring on Wednesday. Kelly Stanford/Courtesy

Volunteers help during the Routt County United Way Day of Caring on Wednesday. Kelly Stanford/Courtesy

Volunteers help during the Routt County United Way Day of Caring on Wednesday. Kelly Stanford/Courtesy

Yampa Valley Bank employees volunteer Wednesday at Humble Ranch Education and Therapy Center during the Routt County United Way Day of Caring. Kelly Stanford/Courtesy

Steamboat Springs High School senior Jamey Swiggart announced he will play tennis next season for Idaho State University. Swiggart was an anchor on the Sailors’ boys tennis team in his four years in high school. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Routt County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday took possession of a Hummer that primarily will be used by the county’s SWAT team. Photo by Matt Stensland

Branson Boyce, 4, puts a quick move on his dad, Kris Boyce, on Wednesday afternoon as the pair played a little soccer at West Lincoln Park in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Oak Creek Fire Protection District mitigation crew members use a chipper while working near Stagecoach. Chuck Wisecup/Courtesy

Oak Creek Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Wisecup, right, and fire mitigation crew supervisor Rob Bringuel take their “pack test” physical fitness test Wednesday morning at Soroco High School. Grant money will help fund a $173,000 project that enables South Routt firefighters to help residents protect their homes from wildfires. Photo by Matt Stensland

Ayden Meschurel-Jolly, left, examines flowers in the Yampa River Botanic Park’s spring bulb garden Tuesday with classmate Owen Park. The preschoolers from the Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services Child Development Center took a field trip to the gardens to learn about plants and animals that frequent the grounds. The trip was funded by a grant from the Legacy Education Fund. Photo by Scott Franz