Steamboat Pilot & Today

Kelly Boniface rides Saturday in the U.S. Cycling Cross-Country Marathon national championships in Bend, Ore. She finished fifth. Courtesy

Kelly Boniface, left, was fifth at the U.S. Cycling Cross-Country Marathon national championships Saturday in Bend, Ore. Courtesy

The mighty tracks. Submitted by: Trent C. Naused

The south fork of the Elk River meanders beneath a forest of color Thursday in North Routt County. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

It can be a great time of year to hike in North Routt County. A hiker doesn't even need to go to the end of the trails to enjoy the colors. Once the trails get out of the aspens, the bright yellows and golds give way to greens and greys. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The trail to Gold Creek Lake is golden itself, covered by the leaves from overhead aspens. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Alan Panebaker Courtesy photo

While on a bike ride I found this little guy in the trees. Submitted by: Kathleen Walsh

View of the mountain Wednesday night. Submitted by: Hilary Spillane

Camp instructor Taylor Zabel helps student Ford Louden identify a rock Thursday during the Yampa Valley Science School. Photo by Scott Franz

Colton Sankey crawls like a bear Thursday during at activity at the Yampa Valley Science School. Photo by Scott Franz

Libbie Miller, a district wildlife manager for Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, shows Steamboat Springs Middle School student Ben James a bear hide Thursday during the Yampa Valley High School.

Delaney Ziegman walks like a bear Thursday during an activity at the Yampa Valley Science School. Photo by Scott Franz

Rye Kirchner examines a model dinosaur Thursday during the Yampa Valley Science School. Photo by Scott Franz

Libbie Miller, a district wildlife manager for Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, talks to Steamboat Springs Middle School students about black bears Thursday during the Yampa Valley Science School. Photo by Scott Franz

SmartWool President Mark Satkiewicz speaks Thursday at the Economic Summit at The Steamboat Grand. Satkiewicz was just one of the featured speakers who addressed many of the issues small businesses in Steamboat Springs are facing. Photo by John F. Russell

Ducks make their way across the water and through the reflections of the pond in West Lincoln Park on Thursday. Photo by John F. Russell

Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) stares down a monstrous auroch in “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” The film, one of the smaller releases of the 2012 summer movie season, is about a 6-year-old girl who tries to make sense of her life after the island on which she lives is flooded by a storm. Fox Searchlight Pictures/courtesy

Skier Wiley Miller catches air while filming for this year's Level One Productions ski film "Sunny." The movie will hold its Steamboat premiere at 8 p.m. Friday at The Tap House Sports Grill. The cost is $10. Freedle Coty/courtesy

Austin, Texas-based band the Wheeler Brothers will play a free show at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Gondola Square as a part of OktoberWest festivities. Lobo Sucio/courtesy

Steamboat Springs Middle School student Jackson Lynch examines a piece of quartz Thursday during the Yampa Valley Science School. Photo by Scott Franz

Anne Reynolds and her husband, Russ, ride their bikes Wednesday afternoon along the Yampa River Core Trail. The couple was visiting from Berthoud. Photo by John F. Russell