Yesterday, downtown Aspen felt like off-season was already here. Today, downtown Aspen is filled with cyclists, families, fans, sponsors, all following the USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 2 as it progressed from Gunnison to Aspen.
In order to accommodate the event, and the uncertain number of people expected to descend upon Aspen, the City of Aspen closed off most of the downtown core to traffic. It's interesting to walk around and see that absolutely everyone is either walking or bicycling. For at least a day, downtown Aspen has more of the feeling of "funky vitality" that used to characterize this small city that's now more super-wealthy shopping and high culture destination than locals-hangout.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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