re: Aspen, Co in the summer...

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Agree with you Roger. Leadville doesn’t suck. It’s is a super cool town and I’d much rather spend my time in the two mile high city than the drive by town of Glenwood Springs on I70.

Leadville is close to Buena Vista with some rafting. You get to see some cool passes all around it. Tennessee Pass and Fremont Pass which are both gorgeous heading into Leadville. And cruising down 285 is not a bad route to Denver and the Front Range compared to i70.

I’d say that’s the allure.

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So the allure is you can drive through it to get to places? What makes Leadville "supercool"? Glenwood actually has places worth eating and drinking at, can't say the same for Leadville. The Leadville residents are mostly growers with a handful of endurance athletes thrown in. Tennessee and Fremont Pass as destinations? If he wants to go to BV from Aspen he doesn't need to get Leadville involved. Independence Pass opens this Thursday.

I've heard others say that 285 is prettier drive than I70, none of them live here though. 285 is beautiful south of BV other than that the 2 lane drive between there and Denver kinda sucks. 70 has Summit county, Loveland Pass, Georgetown, Idaho Springs, and a nice view of the city.