Travels with Brooklyn

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June 3rd, Craig

Bike Riding today so we drove back up to Steamboat. The construction delays are getting worse, took almost an hour to get there.

The trail is very nice, all cement and nicely marked. We followed the river and train tracks. Stopped at the Howelsen ski resort and looked around at all interesting ski "rides" they have.

The trail ends on the east side of town. Had no idea how the bowl of Steamboat opens to a large wide valley on the east end.

On the way back we stopped at a cute Cafe along a creek....guess the name? Creekside Cafe. Nice lunch and the staff loved the Brooklyn.

We then walked the downtown before heading home. 13 mile bike ride today.

Had a power outage at the park this evening, ran the generator for an hour until the power came back.

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Ate lunch with the pup at the Creekside Cafe. Great ambiance and great food. The pup loved all the attention she got.

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East end of Steamboat Springs, it opens up to this very beautiful valley.

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Train station built in 1909, ran passengers until 1968. Now the city owns it and leases it out.

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Visiting the oldest ski area.

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The mighty Yampa river.

Zoom in and you can see where the hot spring meets the Yampa river. You can see the calcification on the rocks across the river. If this was smell-o-vision it would smell like rotten eggs.

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Beautiful day and beautiful trail.

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We went back to Steamboat Springs for a bike ride.

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June 2nd, Craig

D took the SUP out for the first time this year. Went back to the Loudy-Simpson park. While she padded in a lagoon, Brooklyn and I walked the trails.

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Nice lunch at JW Snacks Gulf Coast Grill. Brooklyn got her own pool to drink out of .

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Pics of the pond out SUP'ing. It has been a year since I last SUP'ed but it felt good.

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First SUP of the year. You have to zoom in to see "D".

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June 1st, Craig CO

On the road this morning for the 40mile drive to Steamboat Springs to go to te Old Town Hotsprings.

Lovely place, much smaller than Glenwood and more local oriented. They have lots of classes, a gym, and of course pools. They have a section of mineral pools and spas. Then they have a pool section including a large lap pool and kiddo splash pool.

Hung out in the various pools, then ate a picnic lunch on the balcony deck over looking the pools. Around noon lots of local kids showed up including the 7th grade class. It got crowded but we still found a pool and spa with no kids. Left around 2pm and headed back to Craig.

Drive is nice following the Yampa River. And in the truck, much easier to dodge the hundreds of potholes as Colorado still refuses to work on any roads!

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Drove to Steamboat Springs this morning to soak in the Hot Springs at Old Town Hot Springs.

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May 31st, Craig CO

Lots of rain last night but clear and cold this morning. Decided to hang at the park this morning and do chores.

After lunch we were thinking it was hot enough to switch to shorts and then clouds moved in and quickly changed our minds.

We drove out to Elk Reservoir but it was $17 just to park and that was a lot of money for a couple of hours.

Went back to town and the Loudy-Simpson park. A huge park along the Yampa River with lots of trails. Much better choice for an afternoon hike.

Rain came back at 5pm, but seemed to end by 7pm. After a walk at the park, we played giant checkers at the parks grassy field (I won).

Should start warming to 80s from here on.

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D found this mining scoop at the park.