Blogs from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, North America

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In addition to being a beautiful ski resort, Steamboat Springs boasts an abundance of natural hot springs. The most frequently recommended was Strawberry Park Hot Springs. We were forewarned by our hotel that the last 2 miles of the 7 mile trip were unpaved and rough. It wasn't an issue with our truck but we were a little unsure of the procedure when we arrived at the parking area. After observing other people, we eventually figured out that we should take our change of clothes, some water and walk down to the re-purposed painted camper truck. We then paid $12 cash apiece. There were other amenities available for an added cost such as bottled water, a towel, postcard, and even a massage session, but we opted to stay with the basic entry. Walking further, we found ... read more

This morning I eased over to Bill and Rebecca’s campsite and had some “camp coffee” fixed on the campfire. It was quite good. It was kind of nice sitting around their campsite and drinking coffee since they had quite a large space. Actually it wasn’t such a designated space but a place to set up a tent and a table and a fire pit. I guess in “tent only” spots since the vehicle is usually parked in a parking lot near the site and the people walk down or hike in to their spaces there is more space allowed. They had a nice site overlooking a very large meadow with water flowing slowly through it. It was bordered on the other end by forest. After a bit we decided to go into town and they were ... read more

I woke up early Saturday morning and headed into Steamboat for the balloon Rodeo. I found some people parked at the side of CO. 131 and pulled over there and watched the event from there a bit. Then I went over onto CR 14 (The River Road) and watched the event from some over looks there. After a bit I continued on The River Road west and crossed back over to the North bank on the other end of town. I went to the MacDonalds for some coffee and to get on the internet. There is only one table that has an electrical connection next to it and I was lucky enough to get it so I did a little internet work while I was there. After I finished at MacDonalds I had a look around ... read more

July 9, 2013 - Leadville to Steamboat and back to Denver – I woke up at 03:30 this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep so got up at 5:30. I should have just kept on trying and maybe managed to sleep till 7 or so. As it was I knew nothing would be open this time of morning and I had wanted to have a walkabout in Leadville while I was here. In any case it was getting light enough for me to see the scenery on the side of the roads so I headed into Leadville. As I figured nothing was open except for a couple of convenience stores. I went into one of them and they must have just opened because I had to wait for the coffee to finish brewing before I ... read more