Steamboat Pilot & Today

Downtown Steamboat Springs during the Halloween Stroll on Wednesday. Submitted by: Jay Kinghorn

A family of superheroes. Submitted by: Sharon Spiegel

Seva the kitty and Talon the bird? Submitted by: Megan Jonathans

Kids love meeting JenniMoose during the Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Moose Mountain Trading Co. loves Halloween. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Everyone wants to get their pictures taken with Jenni Moose of Moose Mountain Trading Co. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Everyone wants to get their pictures taken with Jenni Moose of Moose Mountain Trading Co. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Everyone wants to get their pictures taken with Jenni Moose of Moose Mountain Trading Co. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Halloween in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: Amanda Olivas

Halloween in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: Amanda Olivas

Halloween in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: Amanda Olivas

Halloween in Steamboat Springs. Submitted by: Amanda Olivas

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Yampa Valley Bank got in the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday. Submitted by: Justin Hirsch

Downtown Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Mindy

Libby Lukens is Rapunzel for Halloween. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Princesses Maura Glynn, Riley Toye and Libby Lukens enjoy Steamboat’s Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Princesses are on parade for the Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Tracy Barnett joins her family for a Halloween picture during the stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Kyle Taulman and a friend at the Downtown Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Tracy Barnett shows off her Halloween hat for the stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Lisa Weltzheimer and Shannon Lukens enjoy the Halloween Stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Cindy and Chris Arnis celebrate Chris’s birthday by passing out candy at White Hart Gallery. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

Danica Moss and her son enjoy the Halloween stroll. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens.

Nick Beran gets a late Halloween shred on the mountain. Photo by Taylor Rainey

The Chief Plaza Theater debuted its updated facade during the Downtown Halloween Stroll on Wednesday night in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Sarah Brumley hands out pizza outside Beau Jo's Mountain Bistro during the Downtown Halloween Stroll on Wednesday night in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue trainee Louis Gutschenritter hands out candy during the Downtown Halloween Stroll on Wednesday night in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Claire Shea, 4, trick-or-treats during the Downtown Halloween Stroll on Wednesday night in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Kaiya Raut, 14-months-old, walks down Lincoln Avenue during the Downtown Halloween Stroll on Wednesday night in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs resident Charlie Holthausen's dragon spits fire during the Downtown Halloween Stroll on Wednesday night in Steamboat Springs. During breaks from trick-or-treating, kids lined up for the chance to make the 35-foot fire-breather come alive. Photo by Matt Stensland

Moon rises. Submitted by Bryan Rickman.

A fall day in Routt County. Submitted by Bryan Rickman.

The sun sets on Tuesday night. Submitted by Maryedith Davies.

Steamboat Springs resident Darcey Johnston was inducted into the Robert Morris athletic Hall of Fame in October. Johnston, a setter, played at Robert Morris from 2001 to 2004 and was a three-time All-Northeast Conference Selection. Jason Cohn/Courtesy

Evening sky. Submitted by Ollie Ballard

Sustainable fence. Submitted by Ron Szerlong.

After the snow melted.

Steamboat Springs High School seniors on the 2012 football team. Submitted by Shannon Lukens.

Briellen Sue Bowman's first Halloween at 2 weeks old. Submitted by Rachael Rangel

Tami Thurston did her best to frighten visitors to the Routt County Extension Office on Wednesday, which took on a spooky appearance for Halloween with staffers dressing up as mad scientists and the office looking like something from scary movie. Photo by John F. Russell

The Routt County Extension Office was going to pieces Thursday as staff members, including, from left, Karen Massey, Todd Hagenbuch, Tami Thurston and Suzanne Hope, dressed up as mad scientists in an effort to scare co-workers at the Routt County Courthouse. Photo by John F. Russell

The ladies at the motor vehicles division of the Routt County Clerk and Recorder's Office (including, from left, Barb Bond, Jessica Quigley, Joanie Clark, Kay Weinland, Candace Powers and Joan Lucas) reached back to the Roaring '20s to find their Halloween inspiration Wednesday. The department was just one of several that found its Halloween spirit. Photo by John F. Russell

The flying monkeys from the "Wizard of Oz" greeted visitors to the Human Services Department on Wednesday as Halloween spirit seemed to have taken over many of the Routt County offices. Photo by John F. Russell

The Routt County Human Services Department looked more like OZ on Wednesday as staff members dressed up as characters and transformed the hallways and rooms to look just like scenes from the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz." Photo by John F. Russell

Grammy-nominated blues musician Marcia Ball will return to the Strings Music Pavilion for a Valentine's Day show as a part of Strings Music Festival's winter concert series. Tickets are $39 and go on sale Nov. 7. Mary Keating Bruton/courtesy

The moon sets Wednesday morning in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Submitted by: Megan Jonathans