We are in Steamboat Springs now. It was a warm, sunny day today with tomorrow scheduled to be much colder and rainy so we took advantage of the sun and went exploring.
We went out to Fish Creek Falls first. The drive out there takes you up into the mountains a little ways outside town. We passed lots of ski condominiums and some ski lifts. We also passed some kick-ass houses. There is lots of money in this area of Colorado and some absolutely gorgeous houses. There were also a ton of realtor signs in front of them, though. I was really surprised to see so many. Almost all of them were from the same company with a couple others mixed in here and there. I don't know if the populace is aging and can't keep up the houses anymore and there aren't enough younger people with the bucks to buy them or not. I was just really struck with the number of for sale signs.
Fish Creek Falls is not far from town and is a super beautiful falls. It is a short hike and is very popular since there were plenty of people also out on this sunny day. The falls and it's basin provides the water for Steamboat.
When we got back to town, we went to the Tread of Pioneers Museum. It goes into the history of the area and part of that history is skiing. On average, their winter lasts 8 months and they typically have snow from Oct to May. The amount can be as much as 30 feet although average snowfall is (I think) 162 inches. Steamboat Springs has produced more Olympians than any other city in the country.
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| Hey, Linc. How's it going? |
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| Hanging with Ben. |
There is a walking tour we took around town that starts at the museum and covers some of the historic buildings. We also met some luminaries on our walk. A great day.
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