Steamboat Springs, CO June 2025

We spent a week riding horses and fly fishing just north of Steamboat Springs at Vista Verde. We slept in the Gilpin room in the main lodge - which was perfect for us as it was close to the dining areas, activities, and it had great WiFi as well a private hot tub off the back porch (a dip in the hot tub became a nightly ritual). Every evening at happy hour we selected our activities for the next day, typically a morning and an afternoon activity, but there were also a couple of extra trail rides thrown in (one to breakfast Wednesday and one to dinner Thursday). It definitely felt like summer camp.

Our activities included:

Monday: trail rides (following orientation) both morning and afternoon

Tuesday: trail ride in the morning for both of us, afternoon: horseback rhythm and balance class (Micki), and fishing at Hahn's Peak Lake (Filip)

Wednesday: breakfast ride and fishing at Hahns Peak Lake in the morning for both of us, Micki rode in the afternoon

Thursday: fishing with a picnic lunch with the Bordeaux's at Hahns Peak Lake, trail ride to steak dinner

Friday: trail ride in the morning (we got lost), fishing at Hahn's Peak Lake in the afternoon

Our horses were named Flicka and Mouse - which we thought was incredibly ironic. Filip was told immediately that Mouse was highly motivated by food, so he needed to stay on top of him to keep him from grazing the entire time- which turned out to be a little challenging.

It was truly a great week. The weather was amazing, the food was great, the staff were all attentive, really friendly and always willing to help, and we met some really cool people. We would definitely recommend Vista Verde, especially if you like to stay busy with outside activities.