2. LOCATION  Steamboat Springs is 191 miles north west of Denver. It is in Routt County. The elevation is 6,992 feet above sea level.

3.  The Yampa Valley was the summer hunting grounds of the Ute Indians for hundreds of years. The first explorers passed through the area in the early 1800’s. The name Steamboat Springs is said to have originated in the late 1820’s when three French Trappers, traveling along the Yampa River, heard a ‘chug chug’ sound. Thinking they had reached a major river, one yelled, “a Steamboat, by gar!” Upon further investigation, they discovered the sound came from a natural mineral spring, to be named Steamboat Springs.  In 1875 the first permanent settler, James Crawford, brought his family to this area. Crawford lived peacefully among the Ute Indians, who annually visited the ‘medicine springs’. By 1885, five other families had settled in the area. From the earliest times, the town’s greatest attractions have been its natural mineral springs  Both cattle and sheep ranching have remained as major industries in the Yampa valley, along with wheat and hay production and coal mining. Until the 1920’s, cattle ranching was the largest single industry in the area. In 1912, strawberries were marketed throughout the country from the area just north of downtown know as Strawberry Park.

4. INTERESTING PLACES  Strawberry Park Hot Springs is one of the most spectacular mineral springs in the world. The 104 degree mineral water pools are surrounded by the beautiful forest.  Howelsen Hill Ski Area holds a unique place in the history of skiing. It has sent more skiers to international competition than any other area in North America. This training ground has produced than 64 Olympians making over 90 Winter Olympic appearances. It has the largest and most complete natural ski jumping complex in North America.

5. Recreation Skiing and Snowboarding Dog Sledding Fishing Hot Air Ballooning Hot Springs/Pool/Waterslide Ice Climbing Ice Skating Sleigh Rides Snow Tubing Tennis Alpine Slide Biking Camping Boating (Kayak, Canoe, Ski Boat, Pontoon) Climbing Fishing Snowmobiling

6. Here are some good restaurants:  8 th Street Steakhouse  Slopeside Grill  Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant  Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant,  Steamboat Meat & Seafood Company  Truffle Pig Restaurant & Market  Steamboat Steakhouse

7. WHERE I GOT MY INFORMATION AND PICTURES I got my information and pictures from the following websites: http://www.strawberryhotsprings.com http://www.steamboat-skiresort.info/ski-bibs.htm http://www.steamboat-chamber.com/ www.wikipedia.org/ http://www.ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/moffat%20route/steamboat.htm www.pgrentals.com http://www.strawberryhotsprings.com http://www.sunset.com/travel/rockies/winter-fair-colorado- 00400000011888/ http://www.sunset.com/travel/rockies/winter-fair-colorado- 00400000011888/ http://www.resortqueststeamboat.com/steamboat-springs/