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Finally Fall!
Fall arrived seemingly overnight and brought an early snow to our valley. We went for a drive from Aspen over Independence Pass through the beautiful town of Twin Lakes to Leadville. On the way we passed the trailhead for La … Continue reading
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Capitol Lake
A beautiful day beckoned me to Capitol Lake. This trailhead is a 40 minute drive from where I live near Basalt. Maybe an hour from Aspen. I was a bit surprised to find the last three miles or so in … Continue reading
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Tagged aspen, Basalt, bronwyn anglin, Capitol Lake, Capitol Peak, Crested Butte, fourteener, hiking, Jeep liberty sport
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Hiking to Crested Butte
Crested Butte is so far away in the winter as one must drive around via Gunnison. In summer the drive over Kebler Pass is much shorter but still takes me about 2.5 hours from Basalt. So it is so great … Continue reading
Wildflowers already!
Hiking Arbaney-Kittle trail this morning there are so many beautiful wildflowers out already. Right after the spot where most people turn around is a beautiful little wild garden with Capitol Peak to Sopris Mountain as a backdrop. This morning it … Continue reading
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Arbaney-Kittle this morning
The view from Arbaney-Kittle trail right now is stunning. On the left of the photo is Capitol Peak – one of Colorado’s fourteeners – and on the right is Mt Sopris which is over 12,000 feet. You can see the … Continue reading
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Pyramid Peak and the Maroon Bells
Today I was skiing at Highlands and was yet again just stunned by the beauty of these peaks. I have been taking photos of this view for 20 years now and just don’t seem to ever have taken enough!
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Snowmass Lake
Finally!!!! I have tried several times to get to Snowmass Lake, which lies at the base of Snowmass Mountain, and now I realise I got a lot closer just hiking than I knew at the time. This time we rode … Continue reading
Capitol Lake on horseback
On Friday we went up to Capitol Lake on horseback. This is the first time my daughter has gone the whole way to the lake. Capitol is my favourite mountain in the area and there is at least one other … Continue reading
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Horse riding at Capitol
Capitol is my favourite mountain in the area. It has a knife edge ridge which some people hike (not me!) and a beautiful lake at the base. There are two trails that meet up about 4 miles in. It is … Continue reading
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