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In July of 2019 my son and his wife went hiking for their wedding anniversary in a treacherous area of the mountains called the Maroon Bells. The town of Aspen and the ski resort of the same name attracts a lot of the Hollyweird leftist liberal types who want to ski and smoke marijuana. It’s impossibly expensive there but it is where the Maroon Bells welcome area is. They did the hike before Ben started his blog. If the idea of snow and ice making something treacherous and difficult, even impassible in the middle of July (which is summer here in the Northern Hemisphere) strikes you as odd then you maybe haven’t been to the mountains. They made it pretty far but needed extremely specialized equipment to go where they wanted because the ice was too treacherous. I can’t really tell the story about the hike but the drive up there and back was really neat and is my story to tell. The part of the trip that was our responsibility was to transport them there and after a few days go a get them so they wouldn’t have to pay some ridiculous parking fee and possibly still have their car broken into for nothing. This was a drive we’ve never taken so my wife and I went and enjoyed ourselves.
I had planned to write this post some time ago but it is very heavy with pictures I took but they are fairly large files and I have to “dumb them down” before they will be reasonable to use and even then I have to select which ones to keep. I had originally thought to make one big post but it just didn’t work out. So there will be three or four more posts following this one. You can cheat and peek ahead by asking Google Maps (or whatever map program you use) to show you Highway 82/Independence Pass in Colorado, USA.
The area they were going to was toward the top of the right-hand mountain of the twin peaks in the picture below and then around the mountain.
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31 responses to “NaBloPoMo – Day 8 – Introducing Independence Pass On The Continental Divide”
I look forward to spectacular scenery Herb.
I hope I don’t disappoint but I don’t think I will.
I would love to hike the non treacherous part to get a view of treacherous part.
That’s the best way to do it, for sure.
I’ve only driven through that area. I should make another trip and observe it more closely.
It’s a beautiful drive. It’s closed from Oct. – May.
So what’s the difference between a normal leftist liberal and a hollyweird one ? I remember seeing a post about that hike, and thought it was incredibly impressive.
Hollyweird ones think even more highly of themselves. They are certain that everyone worships and adores them. There are exceptions, but not a lot.
Ahh Gotcha
Looking forward to the other posts Herb. Have a great day. Allan
Thanks Allan.
Living in Calgary, our city has a view of the Rockies to the west. They are wonderful to see.
They are very beautiful. I love waking up and looking at them every morning.
Wow, it’s so beautiful. It’s even like triple peaks there.
Oh, there are plenty of peaks to see. Those two just kind of stoand out from the crowd.
They are so beautiful and I imagine it will be even more beautiful when it is covered by more snow during the winter.
What might sound absurd to people who know how much I walk, I’ve never been on a hike. It does sound interesting, though, to consider going on one.
There are some differences but with all your walking you’d be better prepared than many.
Colorado is doggone gorgeous.
Thank you. It really is. But we don’t have cheese curds or the Green Bay Packers.
I pity you.
It’s sad. We can order them at an exorbitant shipping rate otherwise if you find them in a store around here…Well, they just aren’t the same.
Nothing beats curds fresh out of the vat.
Oh man! That is soooooo true!
I love Colorado
Me too.
So beautiful I’m sure the hike was nice but the pictures are better
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It only stops hurting when I Laugh
At my age I find myself preferring pictures over actual hiking.
Me Too 😂🤣😂
The photo is beautiful and I look forward to the tale. But if I had ever suggested to my Mre that we spend our anniversary hiking in icy mountains I would still be nursing the resulting wounds. 🙂
lololol!!!