Friday, January 25, 2013

Things to do in Aspen - Cross-Country Ski Extravaganza

Aspen Cross-Country Ski Extravaganza - eager v...
Aspen Cross-Country Ski Extravaganza - eager vendors (Photo credit: richpalpine)
Every year, I look forward to the Cross-Country Extravaganza at the Aspen Municipal Golf Course! It has become one of my favorite things to do in Aspen during the winter.
The Extravaganza is a great opportunity to test out new cross-country gear (skating and classic) and on top of that, one can also take advantage of free lessons in either discipline as well. Of course there’s more – a free ski hot wax, food and an extensive raffle before it all wraps up.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Cross-Country Skiing in Aspen, Colorado in January

Cross-Country Skiing in Aspen, Colorado
Cross-Country Skiing in Aspen, Colorado (Photo credit: richpalpine)
One of the most popular winter events in Aspen, Colorado has once again come and gone, and I missed it.

I usually try to take part in some of the activities related to the annual Winterskol celebration in Aspen, but this year I just missed it. I had too much to do myself to afford the time to be a spectator.

Well, that’s not completely true because I did watch a fair amount of the NFL football playoffs. I usually prefer to be more active in my endeavors, but this year the playoffs had me hooked – for one thing, the Denver Broncos were in it again. Besides, it was really, really cold outside.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Things To Do In Aspen, Colorado - Some of My Favorites

I can’t believe it’s a new year already. It seems like it was just “yesterday” that I started blogging about various activities and things to do in Aspen, Colorado – it was actually March of 2012!

I’ve blogged about a lot of Aspen activities and events, from the annual Fourth of July parade, Aspen Music Festival performances and the 2012 USA Pro Challenge Bicycle Race, to vegetable gardening and ballroom dancing; but it all started with posts about presentations hosted by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) and the Aspen Center for Physics.

Here are some of last year’s posts about some of these presentations:

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

December 2012 Activities in Aspen, Colorado – Moon Watching and Cross-Country Skiing

Too busy at the end of December with holiday activities, cross-country skiing and the awesome full moon display to post anything this week but these photos.

Have to say that Jupiter sneaking in was amazing as well!


Aspen, Colorado Full Moon in the Clouds
Aspen, Colorado - December Moon in the Clouds (Photo credit: richpalpine)


Aspen, Colorado Moon Above the Clouds
Aspen, Colorado - Moon Above the Clouds (Photo credit: richpalpine)


Aspen, Colorado Moon Above the Clouds
Aspen, Colorado Moon Riding the Clouds (Photo credit: richpalpine)


Aspen, Colorado Moon and Jupiter
Aspen, Colorado - Moon with Jupiter Crashing the Party (Photo credit: richpalpine)





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