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 The Maroon Bells in Fall by Callavetta
After Labor Day, passenger cars are allowed. A $10.00 day fee gives you 5 days of access to the park. The drive from highway 82 to the base of the Bells is a climb of nearly 2,000 feet. On the sunny fall Wednesday that I made this trip there were scores of cyclists and people on funny skate "skis" going up the road. Those Aspenites are certainly a healthy athletic lot! Leave a Comment Address: Maroon Creek Road, off of Highway 82Directions: At the first Aspen roundabout, turn right on Maroon Creek Road
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 Maroon Creek Road by CallavettaLeave a Comment Address: Maroon Creek RoadDirections: Go after Labor Day to enter the park with your car and have free access.
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 Cathedral Lake by goingsolo
The electric pass route then reaches timberline, and climbs through waist high willows and climbs another 1,600 feet in 1.5 miles. Heading up to electric pass, the summit of cathedral peak is visible, along with an extensive rock glacier. The trail switchbacks to a ridge which extends to Leahy Peak. The trail then climbs along Electric Pass Peak to reach the Electric Pass. Leave a Comment Directions: 1/2 mile west of Aspen on 82 to Castle Creek Road 12 mi south to a gravel road that turns right and its another 1/2 mi to the trailhead.
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 Maroon Bells by goingsoloLeave a Comment Directions: At the roundabout nort of Aspen on CO 82, follow the signs south to Maroon Creek Road.
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The gondola operates in summer and takes you to the summit of Aspen mountain. Unfortunately, it wasn't yet operating in May because it wasn't summer yet, but I hear its not to be missed. Leave a Comment
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 Ashcroft's Hotel by tetonski1
a story I would tell
Of St. Tim’s church at Ashcroft
and all that there befell.
Since snows did fall and streams run down
from lofty Castle Peak,
More witching spot could ne’er be found,
of poet to speak;
Or lovely vales, bestrewn with flowers,
or Columbine more rare;
Or sparkling waters foaming down,
or azure skies more fair.
..... An excerpt from a poem written by John Leahy, Ashcroft's Mayor/Justice of the Peace/Town Scholar. He's said to have died in an avalanche while reciting the poetry he loved to write, and his ghost is said to still inhabit the town.
In 1880, (Ashcroft's early days), there were cabins, a store, saloon, jail, post office, and hotel. By far the most popular was the saloon where the miners would relax and play cards and converse with the "Spanish Ladies", (prostitutes), in the two story gambling dancing hall called Paddy's. At that time the Montezuma-Tam O'Shanter mine produced up to $20,000 worth of silver a month. By 1883 Ashcroft had more residents than Aspen; more than 2,500 people hoping to cash in on the promise of Silver called this their home.
Before long there were almost 20 saloons as news of Ashcroft's wealth spread; however when the silver mines produced little more than the yellow-orange tailing piles still evident today the population quickly shifted to Aspen. In 1887 the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad put a stake through the heart of Ashcroft bypassing it, and completing a rail line through Aspen.
As you walk through the historically protected ghost town you are guided by elevated wooden sidewalks with stops here and there with information boards telling you about the buildings and the residents. You can almost hear the piano playing in the old saloon along with cards being shuffled. If you visit in the winter, there are lots of wonderful cross-country trails to follow too. Leave a Comment Address: Castle Creek Road - 10 miles outside Aspen, CODirections: From Denver take I-70 west to the Glenwood Springs /Highway 82 exit east; At Maroon Creek Road (the first light before Aspen) turn right, then make an immediate left on Castle Creek Road. Ashcroft is approximately ten miles south on Castle Creek Road.Website: http://www.heritageaspen.org/ac.html
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 by goingsoloLeave a Comment Directions: 14 mi east of Aspen on Hwy 82.
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