This lush, green cooler spot is heavenly. Aspen is a beautiful mountain town. On our first night here, we visited the local brewery (of course) and had some good italian food.
We went to Snowmass to try out some downhill mountain biking. Gorgeous views from the Gondola.
Not everyday you get to ride up a chair lift in shorts and a t-shirt! This is the way I like to climb mountains :)
Getting ready to try a blue (intermediate) trail called Vapor. We did the green (supposedly easy) trail, Easy Rider, twice before attempting this one. We successfully completed Vapor...for me very slowly and got off my bike frequently. Back at mid-mountain, Ryan took Valhalla, while I took Easy Rider again. While Ryan's choice was a much smoother, less rocky and wider trail, it had a lot of big jumps and he took one nasty spill. Only bruises and scrapes though, thank goodness!
After we wore ourselves out thoroughly biking, we drove up to the summit of Independence Pass. It was very picturesque. Love this birch forest on the way.
Ooh! It was much colder up here at 12, 095 ft, 45 degrees cold. We were jumping around to stay warm while taking a quick pic as a late afternoon storm rolled in.
And yup, it started to snow. Brr!
Ahhh, back down to 9,000 ft or so and the world makes sense again. Its springtime here and the irises are in bloom.
Ryan at the Grottos Trail. Thanks Steve for the recommendation.
Colorado's answer to Lower Antelope Canyon-an ice cave. Great pit stop.
Total Miles: 362
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