re: Aspen, CO in Summer?

I've been doing a guys trip for about 8 years there. We do the hike to Snowmass Lake and camp a few days, then hike the mountain pass (Maroon Bells). Then we spend a couple of nights in Aspen. We stay at either Limelight (really nice location and rooms) or Sky Hotel ( great pool party scene).

People have listed most of the good spots. You should definitely go. It pretty great.

Woody Creek Tavern. for lunch or dinner or just drinking. You can ride bicycles out to it along a flat path along the Frying Pan River. Can fly fish in that river especially down around Basalt.

Raft the Colorado River, it's not too far from Aspen.

Or you can raft the Arkansas river and take the beautiful Independence Pass to get over there. Also not too far of a drive. You'd want to do the upper sections like Numbers or Brown's canyon.

Definitely do a full day trip no matter what river and section you end up rafting. Full day is usually from 8-4ish with a riverside lunch stop. It also depends on flow and wind that day. Some days you'll cruise through your section, other days it'll be slower going.
Hiking around Maroon Bells is must, but you won't be alone by any means unless you start getting way back up towards the passes around the bells (it's known as the 4 pass loop around the bells).

Biking, fishing, ATVing, hiking, drinking, etc are all nearby and plentiful.

Hanging Lake is a really cool spot that's easy to get to and back in a day's trip from Aspen.

Enjoy!

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Much appreciated ya'll. this thread may have well sealed the deal.

In response to the Dumb and Dumber quotes, the funny part is that's why we decided to look into Aspen. We were brainstorming towns out west and someone said the Aspen line.

We were kinda quiet for a moment, and then one of us said "you think that's true?" (Referring to the women flocking part).

Hence this thread