This was my first rodeo.

[dodge man]

I went to a rodeo while we’re visiting my son in Colorado. It was in Steamboat Springs. I already knew it but bull riding isn’t for sissies. There was about 6 bull riders and only one made it to 8 seconds. This guy was testing the flavor of the dirt after about a 2 second ride.

In barrel racing I figured out you have to be at least 4 years old to competitive. The 4 year old completed the course on her own, the horse was more walking but she could control it. A 3 year old couldn’t make it happen, one of the rodeo workers had to help lead her horse around the course. Pretty good time and enjoyed the entire production.

 

[Wakey]

After reading the thread title I was pretty sure this wasn’t about the rodeo!
I’ve been to a couple, turns out I’m not so good with sitting on bleachers. We had a great time though, I also enjoyed the barrelmen and the campy humor of the clowns and the PA folks.

 

[Jstpssng]

Moab Trail, Rodeo... it sounds like the OP is starting to enjoy his retirement.

 

[dodge man]

My backside was hurting a little after wards, it lasted about 2 hours. Bleachers are tough. We rented e-bikes yesterday to add to the pain.

We canceled a couple of trips because of COVID, and skipped planning a couple of others. My son lives in Craig Colorado but spends most of his time working in or near Steamboat Springs is what we’re here.

Where we live in far western Illinois housing is pretty cheap. When we visit a place like Steamboat, which is mainly known as a sky resort, the housing leaves me shaking my head. We are renting a condo for two weeks. It’s about 1200 square feet. I would call it fair condition, it needs a kitchen remodel badly. It sold for $350,000 3 years ago. We got half off the rent because the condo association is doing windows and siding. The first day was bad lots of hammering but since then not bad.

 

[civilian]

My backside was hurting a little after wards, it lasted about 2 hours. Bleachers are tough. We rented e-bikes yesterday to add to the pain.

We canceled a couple of trips because of COVID, and skipped planning a couple of others. My son lives in Craig Colorado but spends most of his time working in or near Steamboat Springs is what we’re here.

Where we live in far western Illinois housing is pretty cheap. When we visit a place like Steamboat, which is mainly known as a sky resort, the housing leaves me shaking my head. We are renting a condo for two weeks. It’s about 1200 square feet. I would call it fair condition, it needs a kitchen remodel badly. It sold for $350,000 3 years ago. We got half off the rent because the condo association is doing windows and siding. The first day was bad lots of hammering but since then not bad.

My son lives in Steamboat Springs. He is trying to buy a house there but with Covid and able to work from home, all the out of town people are coming in and buying all the houses that he could have afforded, but they drove the prices way sky high. Beautiful area. We''ve been through Craig when visiting him. Nice area, but ouch on housing/rental prices. Enjoy. Jon

 

[dodge man]

We picked up a real estate magazine, I think the average sale price for a house sale is about $1.2 million and a condo about $750,000. Housing here is actually much cheaper than say Aspen Colorado. We saw a 1/12 share in a place for $90,000 and you got it for 3 weeks a year. Um yeah, I’ll pass.

 

[Tinhack]

This guy was testing the flavor of the dirt after about a 2 second ride.

Hope he got a tetanus shot. The reason they call it soil is because it contains more than just dirt.

 

[Hay Dude]

Just went through there. 70 got buried in a mudslide 3 weeks ago. See any of the remnants? Heard it was a huge mess.
Saw some rodeo

 

[dodge man]

We flew into to Denver from St. Louis and then from Denver to a town called Hayden. Even if we had driven we wouldn’t have hit the mudslide area. My understanding is 70 is open again, sort of. I think it’s just one lane in each direction. They detoured up through Craig and Steamboat for several weeks while 70 was closed. Sounded like a mess.

 

[civilian]

We flew into to Denver from St. Louis and then from Denver to a town called Hayden. Even if we had driven we wouldn’t have hit the mudslide area. My understanding is 70 is open again, sort of. I think it’s just one lane in each direction. They detoured up through Craig and Steamboat for several weeks while 70 was closed. Sounded like a mess.

It was a mess from what my son told me. Steamboat Springs made it worse for while doing planned road work on Route 40 through there, which then gores through Hayden and Craig. SBS was told to open the road back up. It is bad enough going through there without the bypass traffic. Jon