We decided to take advantage of Nolan being off of school on Saturday and head to the mountains for the day. We debated where to go and decided to test the theory that Steamboat is only about 3 hours from Cheyenne. Thankfully, the rumors are true!
The first two pictures below are of the "older" boys and Grandma while we were at our lunch stop and feeding point for Travis in Walden, CO.
After we arrived in Steamboat, we went to this park on the far end of town and saw a few of the natural springs there. We had to get som photos in front of the huge elk statue too, of course.
From downtown Steamboat, this is the view of Mt. Werner (where the actual Steamboat ski area is located) in mid-September.
After a huge peanut butter cup at a local ice cream store, here is Barrett's mess. He somehow almost kept his shirt chocolate-free! How? We are not sure.
Both boys wanted to get up on the pretend horse downtown.
This is another photo of Mt. Werner from the other end of town.
After wandering around downtown, we headed back up to the base of the ski area to check out some of the changes since my parents had come here to ski in 1984 and 1989. One spot that was still here was the Tugboat Saloon where we had a lot of meals during our ski trips long ago. It turns out that the Tugboat will be going away next year as its building will be destroyed to bring in EVEN MORE condos and retail space. Rumors are flying that the Tugboat may be recreated in the new building, but whether or not they can recreate the atmosphere will remain a question.
We rolled out of Steamboat at about 7 pm and were back home in Cheyenne by shortly after 10 pm. This was a great day trip and nice to be able to give Mom and Dad some time sightseeing in the mountains.
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