Aspen in the Fall is the best kept secret. You arrive to hike, fish and experience the valley in all its autumn splendor. Within a day of arrival, it snows four inches, the gonodola opens (due to the government shutdown) and it feels like ski season.

The next morning the sky is a tiffany blue, the aspens shimmer in gold and the valley is blanketed in red, orange and green.

In Aspen, on any given day you can head to the local farmer’s market in town, enjoy local fanfare and art, embark on a leg burning hike or fly fish and listen to the water tumble over the rocks.

The best part of our adventure this year is that we enjoyed it with family.

Aspen, CO–October 2013–Enjoying the mountains with the Stoll Family