The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Caitlin Tenyenhuis, 12, cruises down the Alpine Slide at Howelsen Hill on Sunday afternoon. A Clovis resident, Caitlin went down the slide at least three times. “It’s really fun,” she said with a smile.

The last rays of a Yampa Valley sunset fall on a thunderhead forming over Steamboat Springs.

Volunteers release balloons at the start of the survivor lap Friday evening.

Relay for Life participants brought canopies and tents to rest in during their off-times of walking the track from 6 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday.

Rex Durham and Cassie Moon, both 18, try to catch a few winks of sleep at about 5 a.m. Saturday. However, master of ceremonies Ken Prescott kept most of Relay for Life’s participants awake with loud, upbeat music.

Peggy Hough, left, and Linda Griffith cheer for survivors as they make their way around the track at Relay for Life on Friday. “Every year, it’s going to get bigger,” Griffith said about Craig’s inaugural event.

More than 1,000 luminarias lined the Moffat County High School track Friday night as volunteers continued to walk through the night, raising money for cancer research.

Toni Lombardi, left, and her mother, Lori Lombardi of Oak Creek, stand together as they listen to the opening ceremonies Friday night at Relay for Life. Toni performed the National Anthem at the kick-off proceedings.

Hundreds of people, seen here watching a computer presentation of the luminaria honorees Friday night, participated in Craig’s first Relay for Life event, which raised more than $64,000.

Anne Gulliksen of the American Cancer Society speaks with Elisa Hayes, co-chairwoman of Craig’s Relay for Life event, Friday evening during the relay’s opening ceremonies. Gulliksen said Craig’s first event Friday and Saturday was impressive.

A walker makes her way around the Moffat County High School track as the sun rises Saturday morning during Craig’s first American Cancer Society Relay For Life. More than 480 walkers took part in the 18-hour event to raise funds for cancer research.