The Last Stand
Photo archive for July 29, 2007
About the ABC television show “6 Degrees of Martina McBride.”
Ken Swick sings "Life's a Gamble" on the ABC television show “6 Degrees of Martina McBride
Meet Ken Swick
Tyler Jewell, from left, Lindsay Lloyd and Ryan McDonald exercise during a 2006 sports science camp at the current USSA training facility in Park City.
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association officials and athletes pose during the groundbreaking of a new Center of Excellence on July 18 in Park City, Utah. Front row, from left, are Chris Klebl ('06 Paralympian/Heber City, Utah), Dexter Paine (USSA Chairman/Woodside, Calif.), Bill Demong ('07 Worlds silver medalist/Vermontville, N.Y.), Bill Marolt (USSA President & CEO/Park City, Utah), Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. (Utah), Ted Ligety ('06 gold medalist/Park City, Utah), Jeanne Jackson (President USSA Foundation/Newport Beach, Calif.) and Mayor Dana Williams (Park City, Utah).
An artist’s front rendering of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s $22.5 million Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah, projected to be complete by 2009.
Christine Knight of Craig breaks for a second after crossing the finish line Saturday morning at the Spring Creek Memorial race. Knight completed the nine-mile course first in the women's division with a time of 1 hour, 12 minutes and 21 seconds.
Campbell Ilfrey of Boulder stops his watch as he crosses the finish line Saturday morning at the Spring Creek Memorial race. Ilfrey completed the nine-mile course first in 1 hour, five minutes and 44 seconds.
Chris Bauman, left, tries to break free of tacklers during Steamboat's rugby match against Vail at Whistler Park in Steamboat Springs on Saturday evening. Steamboat won the game, 20-10.
Steamboat’s Justin Wootton, second from right, tries to tackle a Vail ball carrier during a rugby match at Whistler Park in Steamboat Springs on Saturday evening. Steamboat won the game, 20-10.
Steamboat's Brick Root, 54, called his summit of Mt. McKinley on June 15, pictured here on the 20,320-foot summit ridge (foreground), as the, "grand finale," to an accomplished mountaineering career with his son, Bridger.
The view from the permanent ranger camp at 14,000 feet on Mt. McKinley, looking southwest to 17,400-foot Mt. Foraker, also located in Alaska’s Denali National Park.
Bridger Root climbs up Washburn’s Thumb, one of the few exposed rock sections on an otherwise glaciated climb up Mt. McKinley in June.
Bridger Root stands atop a rock outcropping called Washburn’s Thumb, located on a 16,000-foot ridge on his June ascent of 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley.
Steamboat native Bridger Root ascends a 16,000-foot ridge on Alaska's Mt. McKinley during his long-awaited summit expedition during the third week in June.
Bridger Root, shown here on a pickup truck near his family's home outside Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, is a recent graduate of the Lowell Whiteman School and an accomplished mountaineer at age 18.
Naturalist Elaine Sturges explains the formation of Fish Creek Falls to Tami and Andy Osias and their children, Mitchell and Dylan, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., during a Yampatika-sponsored nature hike.
Naturalist Elaine Sturges shows 10-year-old Mitchell Osias, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the texture of a Douglas Fir needle during a Yampatika-sponsored nature hike at Fish Creek Falls. Yampatika Executive Director Jenn Wright said the organization’s mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through education, such as nature hikes, walks and workshops. The organization also is working to implement environmental programs for fifth-graders in Routt and Moffat county public schools.
Yampatika naturalist Elaine Sturges shows 6-year-old Dylan Osias, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a Douglas Fir cone during a nature hike at Fish Creek Falls.
Astronaut Steven Swanson waves for the camera as he and fellow spacewalker Patrick Forrester work during the mission’s second spacewalk June 13. Swanson said he was apprehensive at first, before his first spacewalk, but once he was out and on top of the station, the view and experiences were surreal.
Elizabeth resident Daniella Marshall takes a picture of Larry the camel Saturday at Ranch Rendezvous on the Routt County Courthouse lawn. The camel was being shown by Bethany Aurin.
Samantha Koepfer, 8, of Steamboat Springs, pets a miniature horse Saturday at Ranch Rendezvous on the Routt County Courthouse lawn. The horse, Migi, was being shown by 11-year-old Jaelyn Whaley.
Kassandra Collins, shown here at her home in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon, has survived two bouts with colon cancer and recently adopted a baby girl from China with her husband, Steve.
Kassandra Collins has survived two bouts with colon cancer and recently adopted a baby girl from China with her husband, Steve.
Renee Johnson, president of the Historical Society of Oak Creek and Phippsburg, cuts a ribbon with Stephen Yurich, the son of Oak Creek historian Mike Yurich, to whom the new Tracks and Trails Museum in Oak Creek was dedicated. Stephen Yurich cut the ribbon for his father, who temporarily left the museum dedication to meditate.
Oak Creek historian Mike Yurich, right, talks with State Sen. Jack Taylor on Saturday during the Tracks and Trails Museum dedication in Oak Creek. About 200 people attended the dedication ceremony.
Lisa M. Wynn
Lisa M. Wynn
The large home at 27575 Winchester Trail in the Silver Spur neighborhood west of Steamboat Springs is the first home in the neighborhood to go on the market for $1 million.
The Silver Spur subdivision just west of Steamboat Springs is seeing asking prices for new family homes larger than 3,500 square feet push above $900,000. This one offers two family rooms separated by French doors and twin, two-car garages.
The first phase of Silver Spur included small homes mandated by conditions of Routt County’s approval for the subdivision. Prices of more than $400,000 are climbing to new heights. Along with the higher prices, buyers encounter luxury finishes like granite countertops and high-end appliances.
The home Joy Rasmussen has listed for $1 million in silver Spur was built by a contractor who originally planned to live there for decades. She says he invested in the highest finish qualities he could identify. The exterior features logs and beams.
Steamboat Motors on U.S. Highway 40 is constructing a new parking lot adjacent to its current lot to accomadate growing business.
Cars painted and decorated for the Triple Crown series line the streets in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday afternoon. Sandy Evans Hall, executive vice president of the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, said there have been fewer Triple Crown baseball teams in town the past three weeks, compared with last summer.
Joseph Aque, 10, of Staten Island, N.Y., enjoys a ride on the Slingshot Bungee Jump in Gondola Square at the Steamboat Ski Area on Thursday afternoon.
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