I was also greatly relieved to know that I could buy designer goods if the need arose.
Like Park City, Aspen has a chairlift in town. For some reason I find that very striking.
As usual, we decided to ignore my car's protestations and take the scenic route. We drove eastwards on Route 82 with the intention of meeting up with Route 24. And I am so glad we did! The views were just stunning.
It was also quite cold, as we were quite high up.
Route 82 becomes one lane in certain places, like in Italy. You have to negotiate with oncoming vehicles who would go first.
I don't know how I would feel camping here...
The driving was excellent.
When setting out we didn't know beforehand that we would end up taking Independence Pass, although we had seen signs for it earlier. I am so glad we did, as the views from there were extraordinary.
It's amazing to think we actually drove to that altitude. Fitznomad pointed out that it probably was the highest point he'd ever stood on, and I'd be hard pressed to think of anywhere I might have been that's higher myself.There was a really nice observation platform there.
A beautiful alpine pond.
The drive down from the pass was a true delight.
The road was incredibly curvy and reminded me of the Nuerburgring in Germany, which is Mecca for car enthusiasts. It is about 15 miles long, has 172 curves and about 1000 feet of elevation change. This road certainly had curves and the elevation change was probably twice that.
It is a perfect second and third gear type road.
I'm frankly surprised how well the pictures came out given that I was comprehensively entertaining myself driving. 
Fitznomad had probably learned to compensate for my driving by then...At the bottom of the descent we encountered a beautiful serene mountain lake.
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