Fishing Snowmass Lake-Aspen Colorado Activities

April 21, 2008

Here’s a photo of one of four fish my wife, Barbara caught ten years ago in Snowmass Lake. It’s a 19″ Rainbow. The largest that day for her was a 22 1/4″ cutbow, which was still flopping so Barb was uneasy about posing with it.

We have made other trips since 1997 with the same great success. The fish are strong, healthy, and they fight hard. Although we like to eat the fish, most are returned to the lake for future trip enjoyment.

We enjoy so many things about Snowmass Lake and its surroundings. Listening to the falling rock on the far shores at night is all intriguing. For a few days out of the year we get to be kids again; play in the wild; get a great workout, and be with nature and friends.

Snowmass Creek Outfitters provides single day and overnight horseback pack trips to prized fishing locations in the Maroon Bells Wilderness area. Snowmass Lake is a pristine high mountain lake (over 11,000 ft elevation) in the shadow of Snowmass Peak, rising up another 3,000 feet. Anglers catch native Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout on this large (over 80 acres) mountain lake. Snowmass Lake is over 100 feet deep in parts and can be fished from shore or with a float tube. Catch and release is encouraged to preserve this resource for future generations.

You can contact Snowmass Creek Outfitters by calling 1-970-704-0707 or visiting www.snowmasscreekoutfitters.com or visit their accommodations at www.snowmasscottages.com

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Aspen Art Museum Presents: Wasted

April 10, 2008

Aspen Art Museum
Young Curators of the Roaring Fork are proud to present their 2008 exhibition, Wasted

Aspen Art Museum Exhibition April 25 through May 11, 2008
Beginning with a free public reception on Friday, April 25, 2008, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., in the Aspen Art Museum Upper Gallery.

Wasted features 30 artworks by artists from high schools and middle schools throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. For Wasted, the Young Curators asked student artists to consider the many interpretations of the concept of waste and to experiment with the idea of reuse in holistic terms—to consider their environment with a view that includes people, places, and concepts, along with physical things. The works chosen for the exhibition represent both the physical manifestations of wasted materials reborn, as well as conceptual illustrations of untapped opportunities or potential. In all, over 100 artworks were submitted from which the final artworks were culled.

Wasted will be accompanied by a free cell phone audio tour that will allow visitors to hear the Young Curators’ comments on some of the works.

Wasted was organized by the Aspen Art Museum’s Young Curators of the Roaring Fork, under the direction and supervision of AAM Assistant Curator Matthew Thompson and AAM Education and Public Programs Manager Morley McBride, and in collaboration with museum Director and Chief Curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson.

Located at 590 N. Mill Street Aspen, CO 81611 or Call 970-925-8050 for more informations and hours.

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Celebrate Earth Day in Aspen Colorado

April 10, 2008

Earth Day in Aspen, Colorado - Saturday, April 26 2008

Sponsored by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), The City of Aspen Canary Initiative, The City of Aspen, Pitkin County, and the Sopris Foundation. Join us for a full schedule of Earth Day activities and events.

9:00 am - Community Park Clean-Up (925.5120)

9:30 am - Same Day 5K Road Race Registration ($15 cash or check only)

10:00 am - Earth Day 5K Road Race

11:00 am - Earth Day Family Eco-Edventure Walk (free!)

12:00 - 2:00 pm - Race Awards, Lunch, and Information Fair– ACES at Hallam Lake

5:30 - 7:30 pm - Greendrinks at La Cantina

Call or e-mail Adam Hancock for more information. 970-925-5756/ahancock@aspennature.org

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Anderson Ranch Announces 2008 Honorees

April 7, 2008

Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s twelfth annual Recognition Dinner will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at The Snowmass Club in Snowmass Village, Colorado. The event, which begins at 6:00 p.m., celebrates creativity and service to the arts by recognizing the accomplishments of key figures in the art world. This year’s honorees are: George Condo, National Artist Award, and Mera and Don Rubell, Service to the Arts Award. Read more

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