Steamboat Springs, CO

Steamboat Springs is a very very expensive town. You can get any services you need here, though. For some activities other than biking, there is an Alpine Slide, Yampa River Park with horse rentals, tube rentals, and skateboarding. There are two large grocery stores that we saw - a Safeway and one called City Market. There is a paved bike trail through town, which the bikers who do the divide trail use.
BETH writes - Yeah!!! Back on the bike and sooooooo happy to have wonderful company and be back in the mountains!!! We drove to Steamboat Springs and Bethany and I packed our gear. As we were about to leave Rob, who I rode with in Wyoming, came down the street. He and Carl had arrived the night before and were taking the day off. Rob rode with us for the first five miles today. It was great to see him. Today was a rolling 40 miles to Lynx Pass at 8600 ft. We had a few long climbs. The valley around Steamboat was filled with horses and cow fields. Once we started to climb we were back in the high prairie with sage brush everywhere. As we entered BLM land we saw the mountains all around and climbed to a large reservoir. We crossed the dam and rode the first single track I had ridden in weeks. The only problem was when we went to cross a stream leading into the reservoir the bridge was missing. Thank goodness Bethany was here because we had a nice hike a bike and had to carry the trailer over the very rocky crossing. We passed many beautiful log cabins and ranches and finally reached the campground after Bethany's first encounter with a Marmot.
JAN writes - Today we delivered the girls to Steamboat Springs for the start of their ride. Steamboat is in a mountain valley, with the Yampa River running through the middle. The Yampa River Park, where the girls actually started, has an alpine slide, rents rafts and tubes for lazy cruising on the Yampa River, rents horses, has a skateboard park, ball diamonds, and a rodeo arena. Above it towers a huge ski jump. Nearby was a moving ski jump where people were practicing tricks and jumping into water. A real happening place!!! We ran into Rob and Carl there. Road bikers doing part of the TransAmerica Bike Route. Beth rode with them in Wyoming a bit. Small world! Picture is of Sue, Bethany, Rob, Beth and me in parking lot in Steamboat Springs. Sue & I will do our own thing for a couple of days and meet up with the bikers again near Silverthorne, CO.