Around Steamboat Springs

We have had a lovely relaxing time at Steamboat Springs around the hotel and the town. The town is in two parts; downtown where there are lots of shops and restaurants, and the mountain village which is at the foot of the ski slopes. It's strange to see a ski resort in the summer; you can see all the lifts and slopes and ski hire shops but it's still hard to imagine it all covered with snow. Our Yellowstone healthy habits are still with us and as well as doing lots of swimming in the pool, we went on a hike on Thursday to nearby Fish Creek. It was really hot but we were well covered in the Factor 50 sun spray which Davie hates (although he uses it because he knows that he needs it!) There is more variety of trees here than at Yellowstone, where 99% of trees were Lodgepole Pines - or "pinus monotonous" as one of the Rangers called them! The trail was pleasant, zig-zagging up the hill through the trees with beautiful views of the waterfall. 

It was good to cool off back at the pool later. We met a pleasant couple who have lived in Steamboat since 1983 and when we told them that Davie was hungry for a really good burger they recommended the Back Door Grill - although at first they didn't understand my Scottish pronunciation of burger which was quite funny. Anyway the restaurant was indeed excellent with interesting and unusual toppings for its burgers - I had the Twilight Zone which was topped with Cheddar, Peanut Butter, Bacon and Creamy Sriracha which is a Thai sauce. It was delicious.

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