Colorado

Summer in Aspen

Meadow on Independence Pass

Aspen, Colorado is a great place to go in the summer. You are nearly guaranteed mild weather and the scenery is beautiful when not covered with snow. Lots of bars and restaurants ranging from moderate to very expensive are available. There are tons of Texans there escaping the heat. A decent hotel room starts at about $160, but the best places charge several times that. Suzi is a local hair stylist enjoying happy hour in an Aspen Bar. Finishing a 27 Mile Trek was shot in the Maroon Bells area. Independence pass (elevation 12,095 feet) is also the continental divide for water drainage in North America.

: Suzi in Blue

: Lost in the Vortex

: Kvetch

: A Blond Conversation

: Finishing a 27 Mile Trek

: Girl on a Rock at the Bells

: Near Leadville

: Meadow on Independence Pass

: Contrail Bridge

: Rock Grotto

: Canyon Railway

: Maroon Bells

August 21, 2011 | Categories: candid, Colorado, people, Photography, Portrait, street, Travel | Tags: arts, Aspen, landscape, mountains, photo | 6 Comments »

Summer In Vail

Colorado Desert

Vail was built as a planned city from the ground up, unlike some of the other Colorado ski resorts that started out as mining towns. I stayed in a Swiss style hotel that employed waitresses dressed in long skirts with colorful aprons. Photos out in the open arid areas were taken about 15 miles Northwest of Vail. Mountain vistas were from the area near the top of the ski lift.