Steamboat Pilot & Today

Leaves and cowgirl boots, just outside of Oak Creek. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Steamboat Today reader Mette Hyldgaard sent this photo of the Sundance Health Zone and its donation of $360 to the local Bust of Steamboat fundraiser.

Sunrise photos taken Oct. 10 at Yampa River State Wildlife pond, west of Hayden. Submitted by: Beth Miller

Sunrise photos taken Oct. 10 at Yampa River State Wildlife pond, west of Hayden. Submitted by: Beth Miller

Sunrise photos taken Oct. 10 at Yampa River State Wildlife pond, west of Hayden. Submitted by: Beth Miller

Karen — aka Little Red Riding Hood — and two of her three little piggys. Submitted by: Candice May Martin

Big bad wolf and one lil' piggy. Submitted by: Candice May Martin

Greta Martin — little honey bee — enjoys the Downtown Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Candice May Martin

Cutest costume of the night. Submitted by: Candice May Martin

Monday night sunset from Boulder Ridge Road. Submitted by: Sam Daniels

Monday night sunset from Boulder Ridge Road. Submitted by: Sam Daniels

Angelina Stonecrop, final days of the season at the Yampa River Botanic Park. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Firefighters mop up the remains of a wildfire Monday afternoon at the base of Sleeping Giant. The blaze, which consumed 40 acres but didn't threaten any structures, started as an agricultural burn Sunday afternoon near Routt County Road 46. Photo by Scott Franz

Steamboat’s Excel Elite All Star Cheer Team took first place Saturday in the Junior Level 3 division of the UCA Southern Regional Championships in Pueblo. The team next competes at the UCA Mile High Regionals on Nov. 18 at the Denver Convention Center. Top row, from left, Coach Angela Palaniuk, Zoe Walsh, Whitney Couchoud, Abby DeShazer, Amber Thompson, Emily Groves, Kaylie Rankin, Lily Idzahl, Samantha Kyprios and Coach Corri Bradbury. Bottom row, from left, Julia Gibbs, Annie Zander, Makala Lowe and Bailey Gander. Courtesy/Carla Walsh