Bike to Ashcroft

History, endorphins AND mountains!

Yesterday I rode my newish road bike from my place in central Aspen to the ghost town of Ashcroft. It's one of the more popular places to bike to and is a good little workout.

The ride is beautiful (duh, it's the Rockies) and follows a creek through a valley that spits you out staring at a granite wall known as the Elk Mountain Range. It's here that back in the late 1800s miners thought it'd be a good idea to dig for silver and set up a once-booming mining town. The town booms no more. The only remnants are a few old cabins and mine dumps.

Ride Stats
Starting elevation: about 8000ft
Finishing elevation: about 9500ft
Miles (roundtrip): 22.5mi

I'm Back!

Yes, it's been a while... Last time I posted I was living in Vail and now I'm firmly settled into Aspen with no intention of moving. After my trusty flip phone broke a few days ago I finally got a smartphone and can update this with ease.

So long story short- you can count on me to update this as frequently as I do fun things... Frequently.

no, i didn't dress like a ho

look mom, I'm a scarecrow (and not the ho version!)

Not a terrible costume for $3.55! Okay, so I had the clothes, hat and boots already- I just had to buy the face paint and leaves. (The straw is actually dead tall grass I got right outside my front door so that was free :) ) Originally, I had planned on being something else that required me having a big box but I never got my hands on a big enough box so I'll save that idea for next year.

first snow of the season

Lucy learning that she also loves snow!

We got the first storm of the season yesterday morning and though dark clouds loomed for most of today they didn't really open up. We have about 5" outside at my house but the top of Vail looks like it's about knee deep with a drift or two getting waist deep. Pumped!!! Tomorrow I'm thinking I'll take my snowshoes up the hill and scope out potential hike 'n' ski options :)

snow? yes, please!

This is awesome- we pretty much just skipped Fall :)