With Whiskey bottle in hand, the hike back up to buckskin pass flew by. At the top with some awesome lighting, we posed for some pictures. I also decided the what a better time to go for a nice jog across the ridge. Lucky, it was still very earlier in the morning for the Aspen Cougar to be out, or else I would have been pounced on immediately.
The hike down was as to be expected with knees popping, thighes burning, and feet aching. After about 3-4 more hours of hiking, which most of us probably blacked out and repressed, we made it to the trailhead. Here we finished off the rest of the meat stick and the trip ending picture was taken.
We then went into Aspen, for a quick bite to eat and saw all the weirdness that is Aspen and the Aspenites. Here is a list of observation we saw in 20-30 minutes:
- Cowboy and Horse walking main street on cell phone
- Guy with small ass lap-dog hollering at him
- Lady that had probably more plastic surgery total around the same cost as 4 years of out of state tuition.
- Kid Screaming something about McDonalds, parents just buying him whatever he wanted
- Fur coat store, (50% off sale) – still totaled more than my car
- Every girl seemed as if they were from “the hills”
- Aspen High School – More plush than most colleges
- Porches being echo washed
- Diamond Clasp/Belt store
After high tailing it out of Aspen for our own safety and sanity, we stopped at “the grotto”. This place was pretty cool. Check out the pictures.
