[bbally]

Decided to head to aspen for Saturday night.

Interestingly enough I picked the same place I took the wife to on our third date when flew her with me from Boston to Aspen 28 years ago. Different name so I had no idea till we got to it. She thought I did it on purpose let's keep it that way.

Maroon bells

 

[StoneFree]

Very nice country!!! I love riding the mountains whenever possible.

 

[bbally]

Got up early and see the sunrise on maroon bells

 

[Livin On]

bit of nostalgia counts for more than a few brownies Beautiful country indeed!

 

[StoneFree]

Got up early and see the sunrise on maroon bells

On my Dawson Creek BC run last week I was often riding by about 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning and the cool crisp morning air was very refreshing. The mountains generally blocked the sunrise but the riding was perfect. I love that slight chill of the morning air when riding in the mountians during the summer that is often surplanted by much hotter temperatures in the afternoon.

 

[Yusef]

Such beautiful pictures here. Colorado is such a beautiful state. Reminds me of my home province of British Columbia with all those evergreen trees and mountains. Sounds like a wonderful trip for you and your wife.

Thanks for the post.

 

[harleyhoonigan]

Always wanted to go to Aspen, and these pictures clearly show why!
Thanks a lot for sharing these pictures of it.

 

[stude]

Nice pics. I lived in Colorado for about a year when I was kid. As I recall, we lived about 7 miles down the road from Buena Vista toward Leadville, at an elevation of over 7K feet. Hwy 24 I believe? Very beautiful country. I spent a lot of time rockhounding and arrowhead collecting. Loved it out there.

 

[bbally]

Nice pics. I lived in Colorado for about a year when I was kid. As I recall, we lived about 7 miles down the road from Buena Vista toward Leadville, at an elevation of over 7K feet. Hwy 24 I believe? Very beautiful country. I spent a lot of time rockhounding and arrowhead collecting. Loved it out there.

Hwy 24 is a great ride. We run 82 up out of Aspen then into the 24 makes a good run over independence pass and up into Leadville.

 

[harleyhoonigan]

Nice pics. I lived in Colorado for about a year when I was kid. As I recall, we lived about 7 miles down the road from Buena Vista toward Leadville, at an elevation of over 7K feet. Hwy 24 I believe? Very beautiful country. I spent a lot of time rockhounding and arrowhead collecting. Loved it out there.

Would you ever go back, seems like the kind of place i could never leave permanently

 

[stude]

Would you ever go back, seems like the kind of place i could never leave permanently

I would love to go back... to live. Perhaps I will someday. I currently live in the foothills of the Adirondack mountains... I lived in the Adirondacks for a few years... it was nice, but the Rockies are a whole different scene. Where we lived in Colorado, there were several area peaks in the 14k+ elevation range such as Mt Yale, Mt Harvard, and Mt Princeton. Somewhere I have pictures with the peaks sticking through the clouds. Some of the most awesome scenery I have ever laid eyes on.
Speaking of cool scenery, I recently went on a camping trip with my son's ball team, and we tubed down the Ausable Chasm. It was pretty neat except for the anal contact with a big rock in some rapids. Seeing the Chasm from the river with my son was priceless. FYI, I am not the "tube through the rapids" type of guy... the things we do for our young'uns.

 

[harleyhoonigan]

Sounds like it could be some retirement worthy place to stay