(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) One of the most beautiful sites on our Colorado trip was opening the front door, walking into the living room of Gary and Lori’s home in Carbondale and seeing Mount Sopris framed by the large picture window in the living room. I just stopped and stared … Read More
The Maroon Bells
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) The Maroon Bells are two peaks located in the Elk Mountains. They’re named Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, and they’re separated by about one-third of a mile. They’re in Colorado, 10 miles from Aspen, and both peaks are “fourteeners” (mountains that exceed 14,000 feet). Colorado … Read More
Ashcroft Hotel (Ghost Town)
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Ashcroft, a Ghost Town, is 10 miles south of Aspen, Colorado and was originally known as Castle Forks City in 1880. It was a silver mining town and was renamed Ashcroft in 1882. By 1885, the town was the home to about 3,500 residents, six hotels … Read More
Horses in Snowmass
Gary took us on a ride through an area of the Colorado countryside in the Snowmass, Colorado. We were on a narrow stretch of Watson Divide Road and came around a bend and this gorgeous valley was there before us. We stopped and I got out to take some photographs. I loved seeing this group of horses there just above … Read More
Mount Sopris
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) We just returned from a fun trip to Carbondale, Lafayette and Boulder Colorado for a family reunion and to spend time exploring Colorado with Cathleen’s cousins. The trip started in Carbondale and we stayed with one of her cousins Gary, and his wife Lori. They built … Read More