This was one of the early “dates” with Eileen. Aspen was somewhat unspoiled and off the beaten track back then. You could still live there and not be Chris Evert. I’m not sure which road we took in. Might have been Maroon Creek. The trailhead was out of Aspen to the West, not very far, the trail ran south towards Maroon Bells. We were in a wide valley, with the ground rising up on either side but not all that high or jagged, so it was “interesting” to come across an avalanche across the trail that was 20′ high.
Click for more photos. We thought the Saab police cars were a hoot.
