Steamboat Pilot & Today

Lily Frinks wondering which ducky will win? Submitted by: Alison Frinks

And the ducks are off! Submitted by: Alison Frinks

Snapped this picture of a lone partridge on Hahn's Peak hike. Submitted by: Stephanie Ellis, of Columbia, MO

University of Colorado Regent and at-large candidate Steve Ludwig and CU Regent CD 3 candidate Jessica Garrow share their vision and goals of Colorado' s higher education at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Submitted by: Catherine Carson

And the ducks are off and paddling! Submitted by: Constance "Stanzi" Lucy

Wednesday evening sunset. Submitted by: Maryedith Davies

Meet Bella; our Captain at Stagecoach! Submitted by: Amy Johnson

Owners and guests at One Steamboat Place can gather in the lounge over a glass of wine. The trophy mount over the mantle is a work of fine art glass. One Steamboat Place has recorded $46 million in sales in the past 12 months, $27 million year-to-date when pending contracts are taken into consideration. Photo by Tom Ross

Crowds watch a fleet of yellow rubber ducks swim down the Yampa River on Saturday during the 25th annual Rubber Ducky Race in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Volunteers scoop up ducks during the 25th annual Rubber Ducky Race on the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Ryan Drennan, 9, reads during a lecture in downtown Steamboat Springs. It may say something negative about a speaker elsewhere, but at the Book Feast festival at Bud Werner Memorial Library, reading a book by Avi while Avi is speaking goes down as a big compliment. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat's Will Petersen celebrates after scoring a goal Saturday against Rifle. The Sailors won the game, 4-0. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday night approved the conceptual design for a 74-unit condominium project proposed for Burgess Creek Road. Photo by Scott Franz

A representative from Spellbinders storytelling, a nonprofit based in Basalt, acts out a captivating tale to a group of Book Feast participants Saturday at Bud Werner Memorial Library. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Book Feast volunteer Samantha Martin, 11, paints the face of Craig's Wyatt Mortenson, 9, during the authors festival Saturday outside Bud Werner Memorial Library. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Olin Webster, 7, of Steamboat Springs, paints on a mural during a workshop with illustrator Craig Brown during Book Feast on Saturday at Bud Werner Memorial Library. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Michelle Rodenburg gestures what a skunk might smell like while reading one of her books in a story-time event during Saturday's inaugural Book Feast at Bud Werner Memorial Library. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Steamboat Springs' Robin Craigen descends a trail on Emerald Mountain on Saturday during the Ride For Dirt fundraiser. The event benefitted Routt County Riders trails committee, which works to maintain, repair and build singletrack trails throughout the area. Photo by Luke Graham

Steamboat Springs rider Mindy Mulliken rips down Emerald Mountain on Saturday at the Ride For Dirt fundraiser. Mulliken won the women's 25-mile ride. Photo by Luke Graham