The notebook of Aspen et Maroon Bells
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Alpine valley, neat architecture and one of the best known panoramas of Colorado.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 7 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
Mountain · Lake · City · Nature
Good accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Aspen et Maroon Bells
Alpine valley, neat architecture and one of the best known panoramas of Colorado.
To understand what Aspen and Maroon Bells are, you must look at Maroon Bells, Independence Pass and Aspen Art Museum. These places give you a view of a territory marked by mountain reliefs, shores and lakes, urban life and natural spaces and allow you to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 3 to 7 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Maroon Bells
- Independence Pass
- Aspen Art Museum
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
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Maroon Bells
The Maroon Bells are two dark, striated peaks reflected in Maroon Lake, creating one of Colorado’s best-known views. The scene is especially striking at dawn or in autumn, when yellow aspens frame the water and the mountains take on a reddish hue.
Nature and panorama
Independence Pass
Independence Pass Crosses the Continental Divide through a narrow, spectacular road, where the forests give way to the alpine slopes and distant views. Aspen and Twin Lakes, the journey imposes a slow pace, with tight turns, gazebos and sudden changes of light.
Culture and heritage
Aspen Art Museum
I'm not sure what I'm doing.Aspen Art Museum focuses on contemporary art in a building with braided facades, placed in the heart of the station. Without a permanent collection, it changes its tone regularly, between installations, videos, sculptures and experimental exhibitions, with a roof terrace that opens a breath on the mountains.
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John Denver Sanctuary
The John Denver Sanctuary is a garden crossed by water, where engraved stones carry the lyrics of songs related to nature and Colorado. A few steps from the centre of Aspen, the place offers a soft parenthesis for the musician's lovers, but also for those who are looking for a quiet corner on the Roaring Fork.
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