The Last Stand
Photo archive for July 22, 2007
Part-time Steamboat resident Sam Zimmerman practiced with his competition glider plane at a remote site in southwest Texas. Zimmerman has competed with the plane, which weighs anywhere from 550 to 750 pounds depending on the amount of water in the ballast tanks, for the U.S. team at the 2006 World Gliding Championships in Sweden. Like sailing races, competition gliding courses are determined and champions crowned based on overall speed.
Tow plane pilot Bob Lynn gives glider pilot John Good a lift at the Steamboat Springs Airport on July 10. Once in the air, the two planes begin a slow climb, before separating. Glider pilots then look for thermal drafts that will allow them to lift higher and extend their flights.
Tow pilot Bob Lynn prepares his plane for takeoff at the Steamboat Springs Airport. Lynn’s plane is equipped with a powerful engine designed for heavier loads and plenty of windows for easy viewing.
The inside of a glider is normally pretty stripped down to make them lighter. However, pilots have plenty of gauges and dials that allow them to keep track of air speed and altitude. New gliders run anywhere from $15,000 to $80,000.
Glider pilot John Good, 56, from State College, Pa. stopped by the Steamboat Springs Airport, returning from a soaring trip to Utah. He was waiting for prime lift conditions to form before takeoff. Wood's glider has a 50-foot wingspan and has taken him as far as 700 miles in a single flight.
Steamboat’s Able Varney gets tackled by Glenwood Defiance’s Scott Archuleta, bottom, and Armando Herrera, left, as his teammate, JoJo Bucci, comes in as support during Saturday afternoon’s rugby game at Glenwood Park. Glenwood lost, 56-21.
First Lady of Colorado Jeannie Ritter listens to concerns about mental health care from local consumers, providers and government officials at the Routt County Courthouse Annex in Steamboat Springs on Tuesday morning.
First Lady of Colorado Jeannie Ritter listens to concerns about mental health care from local consumers, providers and government officials at the Routt County Courthouse Annex in Steamboat Springs on Tuesday.
Home-school student Zach Perrego’s summers are like most other teens in Steamboat. He has a summer job, he hikes and fishes, but his parents make sure school lessons are included in all his activities.
Home-schooled students Jon, Zach and Olivia Perrego spend their summers like any other kids, but their parents make sure school lessons are incorporated into their summer activities.
Home-schooled students Jon, Zach and Olivia Perrego spend their summers like any other kids, but their parents make sure school lessons are incorporated into their summer activities.
Home-school student Olivia Perrego spends her summers riding horses at Sydney Peak Ranch, but her parents make sure school lessons are included in all her activities.
Landry Schamet, of the Mac-N-Seitz out of Kansas City, Mo., pitches in a game against the So Cal Outlaws on Friday afternoon in the 10-and-under division.
Home-school student Jon Perrego spends his summers on an ATV, riding horses and practicing archery like many other youths in Steamboat, but his parents make sure school lessons are included in all his activities.
Richard Wisecup, in the blue and white car, and Jason Rettman, in the red and white car, race around the dirt track at the Hayden Speedway on Saturday night. Wisecup’s car blew a tire later in the race and had to be towed off the track.
Baseball players, from left, Levi Hallock, Jake Magee and Aaron Haskins enjoy a dinner honoring Hayden’s past mayors and Town Board members in Exhibit Hall at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden on Saturday.
Coaches Greg Kmetz, left, and Tim Bishop give the 9 and 10-year-old Steamboat Springs little league a pep talk between innings of its state tournament against Boulder. Steamboat won the game 14-9.
Koby Bishop throws a pitch Saturday in the first round of the 9- and 10-year-old state tournament. Steamboat beat Boulder, 14-9.
Ron Pannesi plays shoots a round at the new Thunderhead Disc Golf Course that he helped design.
Course pro Ron Pannesi shoots a round Saturday afternoon at the new Thunderhead Disc Golf Course that he helped design.
A personal plane owned and flown by Ron Pollard lands at the Steamboat Springs Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The plane carried Cecille “Eefie” Shroll to Nampa, Idaho, for a family reunion.
Cecille “Eefie” Shroll, center, gets some help off a plane at the Steamboat Springs Airport from pilot Mike Forney, left, and her son-in-law Tom Carter after a flight from Nampa, Idaho, on Wednesday. The flight to her family reunion in Idaho was made possible by the Angel Flight organization.
Kane Johnson talks about his expectations of boot camp at his family’s home in Oak Creek on Tuesday afternoon. Johnson enlisted in the Army on his 18th birthday and left for boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri on Tuesday.
Friends of the Wilderness volunteers Elaine Dermody, Jan Hatcher and Pat Wessel pass out an information card about responsible wilderness use to Jay Sourbeer, 10, and Jeff Sourbeer, 12, at the Mad Creek trailhead.
Friends of the Wilderness volunteer Pat Wessel, left, asks Shelly Sourbeer of San Diego to sign the log book at Mad Creek trailhead prior to a hike with her two children.
Friends of the Wilderness volunteers Pat Wessel, left, Elaine Dermody and Jan Hatcher are three of 25 members of the nonprofit group that helps maintain Sarvis Creek, Mount Zirkel and Flat Tops wilderness areas, as well as educate the public on responsible wilderness use.
Cindy Stofft is reflected in one of the side mirrors on her motorcycle outside Planet Powersports in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday afternoon. Stofft helped to organize a large group of female bike owners for gatherings, rides and other events.
A large group of female bike owners gather in front of Planet Powersports in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday evening before riding along US-40 west of town.
Kelly Fredrickson rides her motorcycle with a large group of female bike owners along US-40 west of Steamboat Springs on Wednesday evening.
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