Summer
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Scott flying off the top of Aspen Mountain. |
August 2001 |
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White water rafting above Independence Pass. |
August 2001 |
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the rodeo at Snowmass. |
July 2001 |
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Compromise Mine on Aspen Mountain. |
July 2001 |
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Summer sky in the Roaring Fork Valley. |
September 2001 |
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Our old house in downtown Aspen. |
Summer 2001 |
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Winter scenes from early
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Standing on frozen Crater Lake. |
November 2001 |
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Our little shed is fast disappearing. |
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Cross-country skiing, with Todd. |
December 2001 |
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On Snowmass Mountain. |
December 2001 |
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The January snows are piling up! |
January 26, 2002 |
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Bear footprints in our yard! |
January 24, 2002 |
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Katherine's skiing
skills progressed at an Olympic rate:
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On the Big Burn at Snowmass. |
February 2002 |
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The bumps on Bell Mountain. |
March 3, 2002 |
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On the Little Nell slope above town. |
March 3, 2002 |
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The top of the NASTAR race course. |
March 16, 2002 |
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Katherine in the starting house. |
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As the sun set behind the Rockies. . . |
March 29, 2002 |
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and the moon rose over Sam's Knob, we had dinner on top of Snowmass Mountain... |
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...then skied back down to the valley far below, lit only by the light of a full moon. |
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All too soon, the
ski season was at its end:
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Closing day at the Highlands. |
Sunday, April 7, 2002 |
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Gilbert, headed for lunch at mid-mountain. |
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Closed for the season! |
how many days 'till opening day? |
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Closing day at Snowmass (at the John Denver memorial) |
Saturday, April 13 |
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Headed for the Headwall of the Cirque. |
What the hell, the season is over. |
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What do you mean there's no more snow? |
how many days 'till opening day? |
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Closing day on Aspen Mountain. |
Sunday, April 14 |
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Even Elvis showed up for Closing Day! |
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Pausing briefly in Deer Park. |
how many days 'till opening day? |
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As seen in the movies:
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The surreal film "Aspen Extreme" |
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Our house in "Aspen Extreme" |
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(click on a photo to see larger image)
One of our favorite hikes
is to Crater Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness,
just up the road from
Aspen.
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updated
08/05/07