Aspen Colorado Travel Guide: Maroon Bells, Independence Pass, and More

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Nestled in the heart of the White River National Forest and surrounded by the peaks of the Elk Mountains, lies Aspen, Colorado. Aspen is named after the ubiquitous trees that are in abundance in the area. Aspen is a four-season town and has much to offer all year long. Join us as we share with you several things you will want to know before you go!
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0:00 Introduction & Overview
1:15 Maroon Bells
2:58 Hotel Jerome
3:38 Art Vibes
4:01 Skiing
4:39 Expensive
5:30 Aspen Art Museum
6:28 Parking
6:49 Walking Tours
7:18 Dog Town, USA & the Roaring Fork River
8:10 John Denver Sanctuary
9:16 Utopia & Not Aspen Material
11:01 Silver Queen Gondola & Glenwood Caverns
11:39 The Grott
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@joyous-trails 11 ай бұрын

We are planning for a RV trip to Aspen. I don't need check anywhere else to plan my trip now 😊. Your video has all the details . Thanks for sharing videos like this.

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@lisablanton6842 10 ай бұрын

Love this! I've long wanted to visit Aspen & especially the JD Sanctuary. Thank you!

@janicegriffith9810 11 ай бұрын

Another great Schoss video. You are the dynamic duo!😊

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Janice 😊

@mar8888 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video - I will be in Aspen in a couple weeks! 😊🌲✨

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@Bethieaw 11 ай бұрын

Well done, I live in the Roaring Fork Valley and work for Aspen Ski Company. All accurate. You both do great videos, I am catching up on them all.

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

It really means a lot to hear this from a local! Thanks so much for watching (and overlooking a few of the mistakes we made 😂).

@adambellesheim5706 27 күн бұрын

Awesome video!! So glad I found your channel! Sub’d!

@WereintheRockies 25 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@marystahl 11 ай бұрын

Oooo. This is great! I would love to know what month you visit due your trips. Temperatures too. I appreciate all your support with traveling plans. Where did you all stay.

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

We visited this area the end of June 2023. We stayed at various locations and lodging is not cheap in this area.

@donnaschilling7690 11 ай бұрын

We are driving to Aspen rn and I got this alert! Could the timing be any more perfect?! Headed to the shuttle for Maroon Bells and will check out some of the spots you mentioned! Thanks so much!!

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

Hope you had fun!

@donnaschilling7690 11 ай бұрын

@@WereintheRockies Thanks! It was our first time to Colorado and we LOVED it! We stayed in Avon which was a good central location and saw and did so much!

@loribelknap8101 11 ай бұрын

One thing I don't know is , if you' er Native American with a tribal membership card all National parks are free. I watched your videos before going to Yellowstone and you talked about seniors and Military discounts . I came in from teton and park ranger said to just buy a pass , so when I got to yellowstone the park ranger told me I don't need a pass since I'm Choctaw I get in to all parks for free. So I went back to teton for a refund.

@cruiseguyhawaii 11 ай бұрын

Hi Matt and Cheryl! I was wondering what type of camera(s) you use to record your videos for KZfaq and what software program you use to edit and knit together your video clips to make your finished product KZfaq videos? Thanks so much! 🙂

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

Hi 👋, we usually just use our iPhones for recording, and I edit with Final Cut pro on the Mac. Sometimes I use a Sony A6600 but the. iPhone is so much more mobile

@atclb2356 11 ай бұрын

Subscribed :-) I had a quick question, we are a family of four, wife + 2 kids (13/7 y/o) visiting LV and then heading to Grand Canyon, 1st time. Via car/road. from Las Vegas. Would you recommend us staying at the The Grand Hotel, which is I believe 15 minutes from the Grand Canyon? We arrive on the night of Sept 1st ( at which ever hotel chosen), then have only 2nd sept. day (probably few hours) before heading back to LV for last sleep and then next day catch our International flight i.e. 3rd evening. Any advise/suggestion, thanks for all the videos you'll make to help others out.

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

See our article: wereintherockies.com/where-to-stay-at-the-grand-canyon-options-our-recommendations-south-rim/

@gkarakosta 10 ай бұрын

So to visit Maroon bells we need to book a reservation online? Or just show up at the shuttle place ? Thanks . We visited Aspen in October.

@WereintheRockies 10 ай бұрын

Book online ahead of time: aspenchamber.org/plan-trip/trip-highlights/maroon-bells

@happycamper4299 10 ай бұрын

We're planning to go to Aspen in summer 2024 for a family reunion. Where do you recommend to stay? We just don't know where to start searching. We want to rent air bnb or vrbo but not sure if it should be in town or a neighboring town which is hopefully cheaper? Do you guys have any recommendations where? Thanks in advance.

@WereintheRockies 10 ай бұрын

Staying in Aspen will be spendy, but it could be your best bet if you don't want to drive back and forth each day. Glenwood Springs is about an hour away and has many airbnb options. There is also Carbondale (45 min away) and Basalt (30 min away). The closer you get to Aspen, the more expensive they'll be. If you don't mind driving an hour, I'd recommend Glenwood Springs. It's a fun, cute town.

@happycamper4299 10 ай бұрын

@@WereintheRockies Thank you! I'll look into all of these places.

@cyborgclarke 9 ай бұрын

Maroon bell was really nice. However Aspen... in the city, horrible parking, expensive shops and stuck up Americans who live there. We were shopping and asked at the information desk kiosk were there any public rest rooms. The stuck up cow simply said... we did not build the town around restrooms. WOW. I would sooner live in Europe.

@WereintheRockies 9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked Maroon Bells

@wheredidthetimego8087 4 ай бұрын

That’s just Aspen cause they don’t really consider themselves Coloradans. Their Elites 😜

@alvaroquijano579 10 ай бұрын

5:18 lol he's talking about how expensive it is while there's a ford gt in the back. i mean we believe you, you didn't have to go to those lengths to prove your point.

@WereintheRockies 10 ай бұрын

Haha. We didn't even notice that. Lol.

@wheredidthetimego8087 4 ай бұрын

I live in Colorado I don’t even visit Aspen because it’s so expensive. Homes to a lot of elites.

@juliecramer7768 11 ай бұрын

You flatter the “artists” too much. I saw the examples of “art” you showed in the museum and I say the emperor has no clothes.

@jmorgan5252 11 ай бұрын

I live in Colorado and I think aspen is totally overrated

@WereintheRockies 11 ай бұрын

Living in Utah and being around ski towns, we kind of thought all ski towns were overrated. But we have come to appreciate different things about them.

@carlo344 11 ай бұрын

Really? Why? I’m from Europe and think about driving from Denver to LA but I don’t know how to fit in maroon bells