4th of July - 1 day in Aspen

I happened to be extremely lucky to get a day off on the 4th of July. Extremely because in the Glenwood Caverns 4th of July is a crazy day - as it is in all other amusement parks in America.
A week was more than enough for me to taste Glenwood Springs (as it is a very small city, even in comparison to other small towns in America), so I decided to explore a new place - Aspen.

I took my bike around 9 AM and started the way. People told me that Aspen was only 45 miles from Glenwood Springs so I thought it would be a fairly short bike trip. However, it took me 5 hours to get there. The heat was terrible and I had to make small stops every 30 minutes. On the other hand, it was not that bad as I had a chance to see some interesting things and also get a good sun tan.


I rode the whole way from the very bottom of this map to its very top


Colorado Mountain College


Abandoned railroad Aspen-Glenwood


Colorado is also well-known for its brilliant golf fields.


I passed Colorado River several times today. A lot of people were rafting.


Interstate Highway #82


Buttermilk is one of the most popular skiresorts in Aspen area.


The beginning of Aspen city



I noticed that many bridges in America are under reconstruction. This is one of them in Aspen.


Even though Aspen is only 40 miles from Gl.Sp. and is also fairly small town, it is still very different.
I liked the architecture of Aspen more than of Gl.Sp. and people were quite different as well.
They looked more American to me, plus I also recognized that a lot of them were dressed in a very fancy manner (Aspen is a high-elite city).
Even moutains in Aspen looked a little bit different. Aspen is actually considered to be the most expensive and exclusive mountain skiing area in the US.





In Aspen they have more malls, restaurants and entertainment stuff than we have in Gl.Sp.


Aspen Athletic club




This is a huge hotel+shopping mall.



I found this church in the very downtown of Aspen.


They claim to have this view on the very top. I doubt it a little. At least, today it was so hot, that all the snow should have melted down.



They also have some weird people in the streets.


Instead of "Bus stop".

On the way out of Aspen I found another golf-club, but the way it looked made me feel like I was in Moscow.


I felt very tired in the end of the day.

I think my bike did too.


So we both agreed on taking a bus back to Gl.Sp.

The bus was crazy. There was a bunch of old drunk guys (celebrating the Independence Day) and they started performing the strip-show right there. I burst into laughter, but it was very stupid and really looked ridiculous.

Well, this day was long...and it was interesting.