September 15, 2015

Today we drove a shorter distance but it took a longer time because we were driving through the Colorado mountains from Denver to Aspen.

Once we made a pretty rapid ascent from the mile high city to well over 10,000 feet things got a lot more

B E A U T I F U L

The construction of the Eisenhower shortened the drive by 9.2 miles. One could have taken the Loveland Pass instead.

The view of Silverthorne coming into the town. 

The changing of  the Aspens is really starting to change.  Another 2 weeks....

 I want to take you higher...  Boom laka-laka-laka.  Sly  12,095 feet

Route 82, just a little below Leadville, to Aspen was a wonderful but slow and curvy, and sometimes narrow road.  It is 40 miles long and is known as the Top of the Rockies Highway.  The following video has more pictures of what we passed along the way.  Road to Aspen

Aspen is a thriving City. So much so that before we got out of the car, Tom took all of the credit cards.  Two ice creams...$11.40

We spent a good amount of time at the John Denver Sanctuary.  John Denver Sanctuary  It has 2 parts to it, the first Natures Water with quotes from prominent people on different topics.  The second which has John's songs engraved in rocks. Both surrounded by many flowers.

 Grammie in the Sanctuary

John's Autograph in song

 

After strolling the streets of Aspen with $11.40 worth of Ice Cream, we headed to Snowmass where we are spending the evening.

In 2007, the song  Rocky Mountain High became the state of Colorado's 2nd Official State Song