...where it is good to go. Yes, it is outside of Aspen. But one of Aspen's strengths is its location on the Western Slope, on the Colorado Plateau, in the West. The Roaring Fork River runs into the Colorado River, which used to run into the Sea of Cortez. Float down from Aspen, take a left, surge across the state line into Utah, Arizona, California... It can take a long time to realize that Aspen's location as off-season base camp provides multiple opportunities to get out of town and take a break. Happy to live there. Happy to leave. Happy to come back refreshed and ready to spend a few weeks in town and then leave again! Sand, sunshine, and water is an essential combination that can be found in the West, a few wandering hours from Aspen. And so, we're off. Aspen Journal remains posed to capture the coming winter season with dispatches from the gondola. We'll be back in a week to pick up the drumroll of life in Fat City and start watching the snowline creep down the peaks to the bottom of Little Nell. In the meantime, keep those oars in the water.
