Steamboat Springs

Got up to COLD morning at the campground. Maybe low 30's, frost on the ground. But nice bright sunshine. Enjoyed a walk around the campground with Charlie. Maybe 4 other sites occupied.
Finally packed up and headed into Steamboat Springs.
Laundry was first on the agenda. Got the RV parked at a city park and took the jeep to one of two laundromats. Not many in this town! (We talked to a guy who picking up the cash and he said it was packed in the winter with all the temporary help!)
Then picked up Charlie and headed into the downtown area for lunch. Found a cute grill place with outside seating and were able to sit down with Charlie. She did pretty well, especially since 3 other dogs were on the patio with us. We had a very good bison burger and great onion rings with a local beer. Just nice to sit in the sun, little breeze and golden trees all around.
After lunch drove up into the hills a bit to Fish Creek Falls. We all hiked out the overlook trail to falls. Only a mile a round trip, but still very pretty. Falls were light, but still some water. Made us wonder what they would look like in the spring.
Back to town, drove the main street to get a feel, would have loved to do some shopping! But we needed to get on down the road to get a campsite.
Continued west on Hwy 40 towards Craig, Co. Just short of Craig we found a state park, Yampas River. Very nice, again, hardly occupied. This site had electric which is nice with the cold evenings. Our furnace is not working properly so we mostly rely on the electric oil heater. (The tech in Lincoln, NE told us what was wrong, but it requires a small part to fix....)
Nice showers, nice clean sites, lots of golden trees!DumRead more