• Moffat County High School's Leah Camilletti goes into her serving motion during the Lady Bulldogs' Thursday home game against Steamboat Springs.
  Andy Bockelman

  

• Steamboat Springs High School's Jenna Miller reaches to spike the ball over Moffat County's Morgan Lawton and Alexi Goodnow.
  Andy Bockelman

  

• Moffat County High School's Maddy Olinger floats the ball over the outstretched arms of Steamboat opposition Thursday night.
  Andy Bockelman

  

• Moffat County High School's Mattie Jo Duzik and Steamboat Springs' Maddi Clock go up for the ball on both sides of the net during the Lady Bulldogs' Thursday game against the Sailors in Craig. Steamboat swept Moffat County with sets of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-18.
  Andy Bockelman

  

• The Meaden Peak area seen from the Steamboat Lake side of the mountain range.
  Matt Stensland

  

• A helicopter flies near Meaden Peak on Thursday while searching for missing hunter Richard "Rick" Harkins.
  Matt Stensland

  

• A helicopter flies near Meaden Peak on Thursday while searching for missing hunter Richard "Rick" Harkins.
  Matt Stensland

  

• A helicopter flies near Meaden Peak on Thursday while searching for missing hunter Richard "Rick" Harkins.
  Matt Stensland

  

• A helicopter flies around Meaden Peak on Thursday while searching for missing hunter Richard "Rick" Harkins.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Steamboat Springs freshman Kyle Case places American Flags on the lawn in front of the Yampa Valley Bank Thursday evening in Steamboat Springs. Case organized the memorial, which includes one American flag for every victim of the attack. The Case family is hoping the effort will help raise money to be donated to Steamboat Springs resident and former New York City firefighter Kevin Nerney, who is being treated for cancer. Nerney retired about two months before the terror attacks and returned immediately to New York City in September 2011 for 10 days of volunteering and attending memorial services, including those of nine of his former firefighter colleagues.
  John F. Russell

  

• Four-year-old Kayle Downs helps place flags in front of the Yampa Valley Bank last year as part of a memorial honoring the victims of the terrorist attack on Sept 11, 2001. The memorial, which includes one American flag for every victim of the attack, was organized by Steamboat Springs High School freshman Kyle Case.
  John F. Russell

  

• The mountain goats roaming the area near our campsite.
  

  

• Here is a shot of the bridge that crosses the Animus River.
  

  

• This photo is looking over at Sunlight Peak and its menacing spire at the peak.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• This is a photo looking out at the San Juan Mountain Range from the summit of Windom Peak.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Here is a photo of the crew setting out to the Windom Peak through the Chicago Basin meadow. Lots of mountain goats were spotted. In this photo: Angie Robinson and Audrey Dwyer.
  

  

• The best hiking crew around. Big thanks to Angie Robinson, JD Robinson and Jonny Mcclure for this epic adventure.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• Here is a close up of the Silverton/ Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad train build in 1882 that takes tourists and avid backpackers to Needleton.
  

  

• This is a well-known starting point for the hike into the Chicago Basin. The bridge crosses the Animas River.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• This is a photo of the Silverton/ Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad train to Needleton that follows the Animas River as the San Juan mountain peaks begin to come into view.
  Audrey Dwyer

  

• At the summit of Windom Peak, Audrey Dwyer, Angie Robinson, JD Robinson and Jonny Mcclure overcame a multitude of obstacles to get to this point. Each felt an astounding sense of accomplishment.
  

  

• Photographer John Fielder captures the headwaters of the Yampa River after the passage of a violent thunderstorm while gathering images for his book, "Colorado's Yampa River," in late July 2014. Flat Top Mountain is in the background.
  Tom Ross

  

• Another incredible view looking out at the Chicago Basin on the trail up to Windom Peak.
  

  

• Backpacking the 6.5 miles into the Chicago Basin, hikers pass multiple waterfalls like this one.
  

  

• On the descent down from Windom Peak, bad weather started moving in. In this photo, the serene Twin Lakes comes into view.
  

  

• District Wildlife Manager Bailey Franklin accepts the John D. Hart WIldlife Officer of the Year award at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission meeting in Craig Thursday. One of five nominees, the award was a surprise for Franklin, who was joined by his family, wife Ann and son Miles, left, and son Monty and daughter Hadley Franklin, right, as well as his parents, Ben and Iris Franklin, far right.
  Lauren Blair

  

• Arts and entertainment reporter Audrey Dwyer attempted her first 14er in the Chicago Basin and is pictured here on her way up to Windom Peak with friends Angie Robinson, JD Robinson and Jonny Mcclure.
  

  

• One of the incredible views at the top of Windom Peak (14,082) located in the San Juan Mountain Range.
  

  

• Recent rain up in Clark left perfect spheres of water on the leaves of lupin flowers. Each one was a prism. Submitted by Chris Kramer.
  

  

• Yampa Valley mist. Submitted by Chris Lanham.
  

  

• Trampolining at Ski Time Square. G. Fredric Reynolds.
  

  

• Origami cranes. Submitted by Tina Weintraub.
  

  

• Construction crews work on the Workman property on Yampa Street Thursday afternoon. The property is being turned into a public park.
  Scott Franz

  

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• Max (Tom Hardy) hangs on for dear life while strapped onto the front of a vehicle speeding through the desert in "Mad Max: Fury Road." The movie is a sequel to the post-apocalyptic series and is one of film critic Andy Bockelman's selections as one of the best movies of the summer.
  

  

• Routt County Sheriff's Office deputy Aaron Arsenault and Sgt. Kurtis Luster check for fingerprints on one of the three pieces of construction equipment a vandal used to damage the Ridge trailhead. A vandal overturned a skid steer in the parking lot.
  Scott Franz

  

• Routt County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Kurtis Luster attempts to retrieve fingerprints from the controls of a bulldozer that a vandal smashed into a brand new bathroom at the Ridge trailhead.
  Scott Franz

  

• Richard Harkins
  

  

• Routt County Sheriff's Office deputies on Thursday attempt to collect evidence from a bulldozer a vandal smashed into a brand new bathroom at the Ridge trailhead on Emerald Mountain.
  Scott Franz

  

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• Routt County Sheriff's Office deputy Aaron Arsenault prepares to try to recover fingerprints from an overturned skid steer at the Ridge Trailhead on the west side of Emerald Mountain. Vandals hijacked three pieces of construction equipment and caused more than $100,000 worth of damage at the trailhead that was being improved.
  Scott Franz

  

• At last year's first DitchFest event in Oak Creek, local artists gathered to show their latest work for a chance to win prizes and talk with attendees. In this photo, local artists Jeff Erickson's "Modern Scarecrow" is shown at the festival.
  

  

• Coal Cart Dash racers attempt to win the competition at last year's first DitchFest. The event will take place on Saturday in Oak Creek with activities for all ages.
  

  

• A sandhill crane moves through a field west of Steamboat Springs last week. The birds will get plenty of attention this week as the Yampa Valley Crane Festival will take center stage in Steamboat Springs are the surrounding area.
  John F. Russell

  

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