Mt. Raoul,13,803 foot sub-peak of Castle Peak in the Elk Mountains southwest of Aspen, Colorado. Also named Castleabra or Castlebra.
Castle Creek
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It’s not skiing, it’s snirting. The new sport. Just have a place to dunk your skis afterward, and get ready to load up the washing machine once you’re home. But a day in the mountains, no matter how close to a laundry soap commercial it comes, is still a day in the mountains. So yesterday myself, Nick Thompson and Dave Downing ended skiing what I call the Teeny Couloir (left) on West Pearl Mountain. But not before a small detour as well as a pastry alert. Check it out.
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Obituary, Charles Craig Dawson, 85, of Virginia Beach, VA
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May 29 PM Update Inside source says the official opening of Independence Pass is now June 5th, 1:00 PM. Source also says they’ll be grinding some of the road for new pave, so bicycle riders may not exactly enjoy that…
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Yesterday, headed for backcountry skiing near Ashcroft above Aspen. We knew we were entering the Aspenfluf zone and joked about stopping at the Pine Creek Cookhouse and dropping a few hundred on beers. It’s quite a scene up there on…
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It’s a Miracle — We Actually See a Forest Service Official in the Backcountry
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonWhat other choice than American Lake for a backcountry hike on the Fourth of July? American is a glacier tarn south of Aspen, off the Castle Creek drainage. It’s arguably the most popular hiking destination in legal wilderness accessed from…