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After huffing and puffing uphill past luminous Aspen groves and delicate wildflowers for more than an hour, we expected a big reward: a sweeping view of Steamboat Springs, an imposing waterfall, a cold beer -- something.

The footbridge, which we'd identified as our final destination, spanned an underwhelming gurgle. Still, we snapped the obligatory photos, congratulated ourselves on surviving a 2,000-foot elevation gain and turned around for the much easier journey down.

A 70-something man hiking up with his wife set us straight. Our lukewarm response to his "How were the falls?" query tipped him off to our mistake: Fish Creek's upper falls were another 20 minutes past the bridge. Gasp. Read full article »

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