Oak Creek, Colorado and Coal Mining
Friday, November 21st, 2008Oak Creek is located in Routt County in northwest Colorado and was incorporated in 1907. It’s roots stem from a long history of coal mining.
Oak Creek, Colorado, Main Street, today
Oak Creek, Colorado, Main Street, 1908
Oak Creek has a population of less than 1000 residents and resides along Hwy 131 south of Steamboat Springs. Nearby is [...]
Morrison Divide Trail, Muddy Slide, Routt County, Colorado
Sunday, November 16th, 2008We always go back. It must be the Yampa Curse. The Utes said once you visit Yampa Valley, you will always return. They were right, I can attest to that fact. We live in Yampa Valley, a beautiful, wide, expanse of valley that contains the Park Range Mountains, Rabbit Ears Pass, Gore Pass, and many [...]
Lynx Pass, Routt County, Colorado
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Lynx Pass was named for the numerous bobcats in this area and has excellent grazing pastures for cattle. Leaving Steamboat on Hwy 40 East, we took CR 131. Just past Toponas, turn left onto CR 134 and go about 7 or 8 miles til you reach Forestry Road #270 on the left. Just look for [...]
Discovering Northern Routt County, Colorado
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Routt County was created out of the western portion of Grand County in 1877 and named in honor of John Long Routt, the last territorial and first state governor of Colorado. Last weekend Dalton and I decided to take a long drive throughout the northern part of Routt County for a look see enabling us [...]
Wildlife Watch
Friday, July 25th, 2008What the freak is that?
WHAT the freak is that?
WHAT THE FREAK IS THAT?
This handsome buck mule deer posed quietly and without moving a muscle as he tried to guess our identity. I’d never seen a deer stay so long trying to figure out what we were. It’s our estimation he must have been 2 [...]
Watching Wildlife
Monday, July 21st, 2008Colorado is one state you will always have the ability to enjoy watching wildlife. It doesn’t take the average person very long to locate any deer, antelope, or elk. Just drive along any county road late in the evening and look for the right elements, water, food, and shelter and you’ll find them. Of [...]
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway
Sunday, July 20th, 2008The Flat Top Scenic Byway runs from Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County to Yampa, Colorado in Routt County. It consists of 82 miles, of which 40 miles is unpaved dirt or gravel roads. I do want to mention some of these roads have a washboard effect, so hang on tightly and be prepared [...]
A Drive Thru The County
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Saturday evening we decided we’d had enough of the city life of Steamboat and headed for a long country drive on Routt County’s dirt roads. Armed with printed maps of the area we wanted to explore, we headed on our way. Sometimes when we take drives, we don’t see any wildlife at all. This [...]
Finger Rock
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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South of Steamboat Springs, along highway 131, is a rock formation called ‘Finger Rock’. I searched the internet in hopes of finding something to write about this rock….nill, nothing, nada. No amazing facts that I can share with my readers other than the pictures I took. So, imagine what you will, just keep [...]
