Summer of Destruction

August 24, 2007 · Posted in Small Town Life 

The Picturesque ValleyAaah, Steamboat Springs in the summertime. It used to mean scenic mountain views, lazy tube rides down the Yampa River and strolling along Lincoln Avenue to do some window shopping. Well, all of that has changed. We got us some progress goin’ on now. Ten years of progress crammed into one summer. Yeehaw!! Once construction is completed on all of the massive buildings downtown and around the ski area, the only way to see the mountain views will be from the top of the mountain. The Yampa River (when it has water) looks more like an amusement ride at Disneyworld. All that is missing are the animated characters singing “It’s a Small World”. Lincoln Avenue has been transformed into a noisy, dusty, congested highway so clogged wih traffic and people that strolling is impossible.

I remember eating lunch on an outdoor deck in Vail a few years ago. There were people skiing down the mountain less than a hundred yards from where I was sitting, but all I could see was the back of a very large building. This will be our town in about five years. Don’t believe me? Go eat lunch at the Gondola Pub and Grill and sit on their deck. What’s left of that view will soon be a part of Steamboat history.
So far things are still peaceful in my little part of Steamboat. Hopefully it will stay that way for a bit longer.

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