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Sep272011

Driving by the 14ers South Park to Aspen, Colorado

First rule for two people driving a 2,500 mile road trip is “Do not criticize the other person’s driving!” I broke that rule about one hour out of Denver when Kelley tried to accelerate up a steep grade by pushing the pedal to the metal to pass a truck. I watched the RPM gauge almost touch red…

Jul252011

St. Regis Aspen – Too late to cancel

by Ric Garrido 6 Comments

St. Regis Aspen is an expensive hotel in the expensive Colorado Rockies recreational, educational and upscale tourist center resort of Aspen where you will also find plenty of $600-item designer stores available to the big spender. This is Aspen Aspen has a 19th century silver mining history, but it was the planned development of a…

Jul212011

Top of the Rockies Independence Pass on the high road to Aspen

by Ric Garrido 5 Comments

Here are photos from Independence Pass Highway 82, Colorado about 20 miles from Aspen. We drove Highway 285 across the Rockies rather than I-70 traveling from Denver. This route is much prettier for mountain scenery in my opinion. The worst section of road is from Independence Pass to Aspen where the road was gravel for several…