I stopped off for a little wander around Aspen - where property values run into 8 figures! That's right, tens of millions of dollars. Many celebrities live here, and the stores and prices reflect this clientele. It's all beautifully kept, and frightfully nice, but not quite my cup of tea (or Jamaica Blue Mountain skinny latte at $7 a pop)!
Then back over Independence Pass - just as beautiful as yesterday, and almost no other cars going my way. The weather is not so good today - high white cloud with the occasional flash of sunshine, and too hazy for mountain photography. On to Leadville, 'the two-mile-high city' - a much more traditional mountain (and ex-mining) town, full of outfitters for mountain pursuits, along
with a really nice historic town centre, very interesting to walk around.
Just outside Leadville, the road splits - I took CO-91 and the Fremont Pass - more lovely views! - all the way to Copper Mountain, a ski resort looking a little sad and lonely now the season is over. Stopped at the very pleasant resort town of Frisco for lunch at the excellent Log Cabin Cafe!
And so to Silverthorne - my hotel is close to a Factory Outlet mall, so some shopping might occur tomorrow ;-)
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