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During my research and discovery of haunted spaces in Aspen, Colorado it’s inevitable that some stories are just a little hard for me to believe. There are a number of factors that I weigh in consideration of what is truthful and some of these seem to be more built lore …
Aspen’s icon local favorite watering hole the Red Onion dates back to the last years of the silver boom glory. Built in 1892 by Thomas Latta who names it the New Red Brick Saloon as it’s an upgrade for the original Red Brick Saloon. It gets renamed the Red Onion …
Aspen’s Hotel Jerome is an iconic brick landmark in downtown Aspen, Colorado. Nestled right on Main St. it is hard to miss and is a great waypoint for navigating through town as often directions can be as simple as towards Aspen Mountian or toward the Jerome. Built in 1889 by …
Since 2007 I’ve acitively been correlating all of the ghost stories and haunted places in Aspen, Colorado. While I reserve many of the best of these stories for guests on Aspen’s DarkSide Ghost Tour, I will shed some light here of the most haunted places I’ve discovered in Aspen, …
Driving to Aspen, Colorado is a great way to view the Rocky Mountains as well as acclimatize to the altitude. Driving from Denver you’ll take I-70 west, which can be taken to Glenwood Springs and then HWY 82 East to Aspen. In the late spring, summer & early fall you …
Many tour options exist in Aspen and Snowmass that highlight the nature surrounding the area unfortunatly many of these tours rely upon vehicular transport, thus potentially negatively impacting the pristine areas they are meant to showcase. While it is understandable that some visitors can only view the areas they …
The most obvious answer of what to do in Aspen in the winter is to ski but for those winter visitors that do not ski or just need a day off from the slopes there are plenty of other options. Top things to do in Aspen during the winter #1 …
I found the love of discovering the stories behind the ghosts of Aspen, Colorado and sharing them on my tours years ago and that love still keeps me digging for more. As many return guests find, I am able to breath new life into classic stories as well as deliver …
In Aspen’s post war boom the burgeoning ski resort became a gathering place for industrialist and intellectuals alike. It was in the early 1950’s when Aspen’s first new buildings since the silver crash of 1893 started to be built. A major influence in architecture at the time was modern. A …
The Hunter Creek Valley sits opposite of Aspen Mountain between Red Mountain and Smuggler Mountain. This valley is a hanging valley, formed by a smaller glacier running into a larger glacier. It is one of my favorite things to do in Aspen. Easy for the visitor to access by either …
