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The Grottos by Aspen

The Grottos are right on Highway 82 as you go over Independence Pass. You can park at the day use area where there are some picnic tables (and restrooms) then walk around over the usual rock formations which look sort … Continue reading

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Our Beautiful Valley

On Realtor Tour we stopped for lunch at Aspen Glen (about 35 minutes from Aspen) at a gorgeous property that is currently for sale. The view from the patio deck was so stunning that I just had to take a … Continue reading

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The light and the red river

Coming back from Carbondale tonight on the back road after enjoying First Friday the light was so amazing I just had to stop and take pictures across the fields towards Basalt Mountain. Then crossing the Roaring Fork it looked just … Continue reading

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Rafting on the Roaring Fork

Rafting again 🙂 I put my cataraft together last Saturday and got it into the river today! The Roaring Fork is not running very high – around 1600cfs so I only went from Carbondale to Westbank. A lovely 2.5 hour … Continue reading

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Yes it is expensive to live here but….

Friday morning I was working in my office. The river was calling, it was almost 80 degrees without a cloud in the sky and I realised that I could work later… so I got my IK and headed for the … Continue reading

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A great day for a paddle.

Couldn’t resist the Roaring Fork today. I paddled a stretch where I often see bald eagles and blue herons but I didn’t see any today – just some cute ducks!  A picture of my IK at my lunch spot.

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