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steamboat-springs

4 Porch Notes tagged “steamboat-springs,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Routt County

Fish Creek Falls: a nearly 300-foot drop minutes from downtown Steamboat

A nearly 300-foot waterfall sits a few miles east of downtown Steamboat Springs, with a short wheelchair-accessible overlook and a longer trail down toward the base.

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Water and land - Routt County

The Yampa River runs a trout fishery and a tubing run straight through downtown Steamboat

The Yampa is a designated trout fishery and a wildly popular tube float in the middle of Steamboat Springs, with summer flow-and-temperature closures built into the river's rhythm.

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History and culture - Routt County

Steamboat's Summer Rodeo: The Cowboy Half of Ski Town USA

On summer Friday and Saturday nights, Steamboat trades skis for spurs at a downtown arena whose rodeo roots run back to 1898.

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History and culture - Routt County

How Steamboat Springs got its name

Steamboat Springs is named for a mineral spring whose chugging sound reminded early travelers of a steamboat engine, a sound later quieted by the railroad.

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