The Last Stand
Photo archive for August 26, 2007
Discovery Learning Center kids, from left, Tyla Crisp, Maggie Miller, Laken Wiese and Kennedy Mattson play outdoors in a tent during the childcare center’s annual Camp Out Day on Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien, co-chair of Gov. Bill Ritter’s P-20 Education Coordinating Council, described the preschool years as the “sponge years” and stresses that education reform needs to start at the preschool level.
Former Steamboat Springs resident Matt Karzen, left, runs along Turquoise Lake with his pacer Brian Widmann. Karzen finished in 29 hours, 28 minutes.
A Flight For Life helicopter takes off near the an aid station on the course near the Winfield ghost town. The helicopter was dispatched for a runner with a medical emergency, but the runner was able to be transported by ambulance.
Lucas Foley, 25, of Santa Clara runs along Turquoise Lake on Sunday morning, about seven miles from the finish line.
Girls ages 2 to 4 line up for a race at Decker Park during Oak Creek’s Labor Day celebration last year. This year’s celebration is themed “The Good Old Days” and will incorporate old-time races including egg, peanut, bed, bartender and bicycle races down Main Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Mike Ehrlich was the only Steamboat Springs resident to finish the Leadville Trail 100.
Anton Krupicka finished the race first with a time of 16 hours, 14 minutes. The second place runner, Harry Harcrow of Woodland Park, finished more than three hours after Krupicka.
Betsy Kalmeyer, left, and Jenna Gruben, say some supporting words to Steamboat resident Brenda Geister as she arrives at the Winfield ghost town aid station. Geister stopped racing after reaching the stop because of asthma.
Don Adolf, 70, of Leadville crosses Lake Creek crossing near Twin Lakes.
Rick Akin gets his wife, Jennifer Schubert-Akin, ready for the next leg of the race under threatening skies at the 40-mile mark.
Spectators wait for runners Sunday morning at a scenic spot on Turquoise Lake near Leadville, about seven miles from the finish.
Jennifer Schubert-Akin is greeted by her support team Saturday night at the Twin Lakes aid station. She missed the deadline for reaching the 60-mile mark, which meant she had to stop racing.
While running up to Hope Pass, runners were treated to a series of rainbows that appeared after an afternoon rain storm near the 50-mile mark near the Winfield ghost town.
Jennifer Schubert-Akin jogs down a rocky hill just before reaching the 40-mile mark aid station.
Jennifer Schubert-Akin, left, keeps up with her pacer, Betsy Kalmeyer, after stopping at an aid station at the 50-mile mark.
Leadville Trail 100 co-founders Merilee O'Neal and Ken Chlouber cheer on race participants as they cross the finish line. Chlouber came up with the idea of hosting an ultramarathon as an economic development tool for Leadville. The first race was in 1982, making this year the 25th anniversary of the race.
Leadville Trail 100 participants walk through a meadow before ascending to Hope Pass, elevation 12,600 fe
A 100-mile race can take a toll on a person's feet. Duct Tape is a popular method to deal with blisters during the race.
Leadville Trail 100 founder Ken Chlouber, left, congratulates Steamboat Springs finisher Mike Ehrlich after he completed the race in 29 hours and 17 minutes Aug. 19.
A runner makes his way through a swampy section of the course at the 40-mile mark near the town of Twin Lakes.
Brian Franklin of Tulsa, Okla., waits for a friend along the side of the course near the 50-mile mark after he decided to quit racing. Despite running 50 miles, Franklin said he did not train for the ultramarathon.
Betsy Kalmeyer says some inspirational words to Steamboat Springs Leadville Trail 100 participant Jennifer Schubert-Akin on Aug. 18 at an aid tent set up at the Winfield ghost town. Kalmeyer, an avid Steamboat runner herself, was Schubert-Akin's pacer during the next leg of the race
Jennifer Schubert-Akin battled cramps and stomach pains throughout the race. That slowed her pace, and she missed the cut-off at the 60-mile mark, which ended her race.
Each of the runners who complete the Leadville Trail 100 within the 30-hour time period receives a silver medal.
Sailors’ senior ball-carrier Jay Hanley, right, breaks past a cadre of Sun Devils defenders during Steamboat Springs’ game against Kent Denver in Denver on Friday afternoon. The Sailors came away with the victory, 23-14.
Steamboat Springs High School freshman Jack Burger returns a volley during a doubles match against Colorado Academy at the Steamboat Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon. The Sailors tennis team won, 5-2.
Steamboat Springs High School sophomore Jordie Bernard returns a volley during a doubles match against Colorado Academy at the Steamboat Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon. The Sailors tennis team won, 5-2.
Sailors’ senior ball-carrier Jay Hanley, right, breaks past a cadre of Sun Devils defenders during Steamboat Springs’ game against Kent Denver in Denver on Friday afternoon. The Sailors came away with the victory, 23-14.
A fast snowmelt, characterized by short, intense periods of runoff, can dump high levels of sediment into rivers and streams, significantly impacting water quality. The Yampa River, shown here Saturday afternoon, has been affected by an earlier-than-normal peak snowpack this year.
Teacher’s aide Mia Anderson prepares some documents for the first day of school in the main office at Soda Creek Elementary’s new location next to the George P. Sauer building in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon. School begins Monday for Soda Creek and Strawberry Park Elementary students.
Heather Kline, owner of Lynx Funding in Oak Creek, talks about her building plan for a plot of land north of Oak Creek that she has been working to have annexed by the town at her office on Thursday afternoon. Although the town rejected her proposal in May, Kline is ready to present her revised plan in the near future.
Heather Kline, owner of Lynx Funding in Oak Creek, shows off a building plan for a plot of land north of Oak Creek that she has been working to have annexed by the town at her office on Thursday afternoon. Although the town rejected her proposal in May, Kline is ready to present her revised plan in the near future.
Heather Kline, owner of Lynx Funding in Oak Creek, points out some planned home lots on a plot of land north of Oak Creek on Thursday afternoon. Kline has been working to have the land annexed by the town. Although the town rejected her proposal in May, Kline is scheduled to present her revised proposal to the Oak Creek Planning Commission in September.
A coal truck heads toward Xcel’s Hayden Station power plant on a winding stretch of Routt County Road 27. Xcel plans to have trucks such as this one pull two trailers instead of one, which they say would cut the number of trucks on the road in half.
Dot, a border collie owned by Marianne Sasak, waits to work a small herd of sheep on Sasak's ranch near Steamboat Springs on Friday morning. Sasak is the organizer for the upcoming sheep dog trials on the Stanko Ranch.
Marianne Sasak works her border collie sheep dogs on a small herd of sheep at her ranch near Steamboat Springs on Friday morning. Sasak is the organizer for the upcoming sheep dog trials on the Stanko Ranch.
Dot works to keep a sheep from straying from its grouping on Marianne Sasak’s ranch near Steamboat Springs on Friday morning. Sasak is the organizer for the upcoming Steamboat Stock Dog Challenge, Sept. 1 to 3 on the Stanko Ranch.
Dot, a border collie owned by Marianne Sasak, waits to work a small herd of sheep on Sasak’s ranch near Steamboat Springs on Friday morning. Sasak is the organizer for the upcoming sheep dog trials on the Stanko Ranch.
Multi-million-dollar homes are selling twice as fast year-to-date in 2007 as they did in 2006. Twenty-one homes valued at $1 million or more sold in July 2007 alone.
The 41 condo owners at Wagonwheel in Stagecoach have invested $197,000 in rebuilding their front decks this summer. The intent is to keep pace with the increasing quality of new development in Stagecoach. The homeowners have a 10-year plan to continue improvements at a project that is more than 30 years old.
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