{"id":636,"date":"2013-07-09T16:38:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T22:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/?p=636"},"modified":"2013-07-10T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T17:23:39","slug":"aspen-summer-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/articles\/aspen-summer-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Summer Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\">Courtesy of www.colorado.com<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><em>By Carri Wilbanks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/staycation-6-in-denver\/carri-wilbanks\">Examiner.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Headed to Aspen this summer? Well, after seeing this line-up of cultural events and outdoor activities you will want to head West to the Roaring Fork Valley!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreaspen.org\/\">Outdoor Plays by Theatre Aspen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Talk about a unique theater experience \u2013 Theatre\u00a0Aspen&#8217;s shows are staged at beautiful Rio Grande Park, just steps off Main Street. Imagine a backdrop of Aspen Mountain and nights dotted with starts, all the while watching Broadway actors as well as local talent put on a tremendous show. Coming up this\u00a0summer:<\/p>\n<p>Les Mis\u00e9rables: June 21 &#8211; Aug 17<\/p>\n<p>Fully Committed July 5 &#8211; Aug 15<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re A Good Man, Charlie Brown &#8211; July 11 &#8211; Aug 17<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreaspen.org\/\">Theatre Aspen<\/a><br \/>\n110 E. Hallam St.<br \/>\nAspen, CO 81611<br \/>\n(970) 925-9313<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blazingadventures.com\/\">Adrenlaine Rush With Blazing Adventures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keywords here: Rafting, Inflatable Kayaks, Jeeping and Hiking. Here are three trips offered from this outdoor adventure company.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whiskey\u00a0River: Get ready to get whisked away on this trip down the Middle Roaring Fork. Take the trip in either a ducky or raft, followed by a stop at the Woody Creek Distillery for a tasting of locally made spirits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Available Tuesdays &amp; Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>*Cost: Ducky\u2019s: $112.50 per person. Rafts: $112.50 per person<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cathedral Lake Hike: Trek to a stunning spot with a guide to a lake which is named for its unique feature of a cathedral stone wall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Round trip distance: 6 miles<\/p>\n<p>*Cost: $98.50 per person, includes lunch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standup Paddle Board Tours: Learn the latest way to ride the waves. Instructors will teach you skills such as balance, paddling techniques and safety moves. Expect a great core workout! Trip finishes with a riverside BBQ lunch at a private river park near the Glenwood Canyon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Cost $158.50 per person.\u00a0Includes lunch, rentals of wetsuit, booties, helmet and needed gear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blazingadventures.com\/\">Blazing Adventures<br \/>\n<\/a>555 E. Durant Ave.<br \/>\nAspen, CO 81611<br \/>\n(970) 923-4544<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aspenartmuseum.org\/\">Discover Culture at\u00a0Aspen\u00a0Art Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Aspen\u00a0Art Museum continuously rotates contemporary art from artists from around the world. Head here to check out a few of the innovative exhibitions of the\u00a0summer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorna Simpson: Works on Paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 26 \u2013 September 22, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Through drawings and collages, this artist examines ways gender and culture shape the experience of life in our contemporary multiracial society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aspenartmuseum.org\/\">Aspen\u00a0Art Museum<\/a><br \/>\n590 N. Mill St.<br \/>\nAspen, CO 81611<br \/>\n(970) 925-8050<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aspenhistory.com\/\"><strong>Connect with History at\u00a0Aspen\u00a0Historical Society<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspenhistorysociety.com\/wheelermuseum.html\">Wheeler Stallard Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn the history of this 1888 Queen Anne style built by Jerome Wheeler. Inside you can find- Seasons of the Nuche: Transitions of the Ute People. The exhibit explores the past and present of Native Americans in the American West. The exhibit journeys through the loss of their culture, territory, language and forced assimilation and their position in the world today.<\/p>\n<p>Open Tues. &#8211; Sat. 1 &#8211; 5pm. $6 adults, $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden\/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 Free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aspenhistory.com\/\">Aspen\u00a0Historical Society<\/a><br \/>\n620 W Bleeker St.<br \/>\nAspen, CO 81611<br \/>\n(970) 925-3721<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/\">Step into Nature with Aces (Aspen\u00a0Center for Environmental Studies)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn about ecology, natural history and stewardship. Here is the line up of ongoing programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/learn\/programs\/summer-fall\/free-hikes-and-programs\">Free Naturalist Guided Hikes and Programs.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Starting on June 15- travel along mountain streams, over ridgelines, and through beautiful valleys with ACES&#8217; naturalists. Options include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/learn\/summer-fall\/free-hikes\/aspen-mountain\">Aspen\u00a0Mountain:<\/a>\u00a0tours offered daily on the hour from 10 am to 3 pm. Meet at the top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>of the\u00a0Aspen\u00a0Mountain gondola.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/learn\/programs\/summer-fall\/free-hikes\/snowmass-ice-age\">Snowmass Ice Age Discovery<\/a>: hike takes off daily at 1 pm. Meet outside the Ice Age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discovery Center in the Snowmass Village Mall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/learn\/programs\/maroon-bells-programs\">Maroon Bells Crater Lake:<\/a>\u00a0hike offered twice daily at 10:15 pm and 1:15 pm. Meet at<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>the Maroon Lake information center.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/learn\/summer-fall\/green-world-day-hike\">Green World Day Hike\u00a0(offered daily by reservation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This hike has it all: explore the historic silver mining ghost town of Ashcroft and wander up along Castle Creekon this a 3.5 mile round-trip hike. Includes a gourmet lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.. $75 includes tour and lunch. (Unless ordering a la carte for $38).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspennature.org\/learn\/programs\/summer-fall\/hire-naturalist-guide\">Hire an ACES Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><br \/>\n<!-- BEGIN KAPOST ANALYTICS CODE --><\/p>\n<p><!--\nvar _kaq = _kaq || [];\n_kaq.push([2, \"51d4ac2d7c87c37654000001\", \"51d1d5cd3f6e003cfe00080e\"]);\n(function(){\nvar ka = document.createElement('script'); ka.async=true; ka.id=\"ka_tracker\"; ka.src=\"http:\/\/savoy-prod.heroku.com\/ka.js\";\nvar s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ka, s);\n})();\n\/\/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- END KAPOST ANALYTICS CODE --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out all of the great activities to do in Aspen during the summer including theater, nature hikes and adventurous excursions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[53,31,50,57],"class_list":{"0":"post-636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"tag-aspen","9":"tag-colorado","10":"tag-hiking","11":"tag-theater"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-30 17:33:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}