Remembering Maroon Bells
Probably the most photographed mountains in Colorado Maroon Bells National Monument near Aspen Colorado
I found a great photo of this spot at work and was admiring it when a coworker friend of mine asked me if I had taken the picture, she said that it just fascinated her. I tried to explain to her just how the picture did not do it justice because the two 14k peaks just tower over everything so the perspective is never quite right in a picture.
Maroon Bells Aspen Colorado borrowed this picture from work
map.jpg this is the map from Independence Pass to the Monument
The route we took for the day trip
Stop In Twin Lakes
Heading Up Independence Pass
La Plata Peak Waits around the corner
Maroon Creek Road
One Right Turn to awesomeness
Maroon Bells just tower over everything
Sievers Mountain
The Path to the parking lot along Maroon Lake.JPG
Pyramid Peak.JPG
I was just thinking of the several trips up and down Maroon Creek Road I have taken over the years, its always like visiting a foreign country to me cause its so incredible - there is a ranch at the bottom of the road that usually is covered in Dandilions so the meadow is just full of this pretty yellow Dandilion Patch and the owner lets Llamas run in the meadow but they like to sun themselves on top of an old shed along the side of the road so you get this pastorial feel before you meet the magesisty of the Rockies and its just a wonderful expierience for a day trip, stop at Maguires Sandwitch shop in Aspen on the way and get a great hoogie before you go up to the monument
Lunch Stop Aspen awsome sandwitches
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