Aspen seemed a little small when I visited a few years ago. I would think it is not RV friendly as the downtown is rather small. My Tennessee neighbor built a very nice home there and it was gorgeous.
She kidded me about my motorhome purchase. But, I think she and her husband were secretly interested in our travels. Funny thing tho, the people with money there didn't drive fancy cars (that I saw).
MM.
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Mr.Mark
2008 Monaco Dynasty, 42ft., 4 slides, 425 hp clean-air Cummins diesel
2007 Honda CR-V EXL, AWD, w/Nav and the M&G braking system
There are many lovely towns in the USA that were not designed for RV visits. When they can but won't accommodate RV's I drive through or around without stopping. But when they just never thought about it, or can't physically handle RV's I unhook the toad and see what there is to see. Aspen is beautiful. There is natural beauty, architectural beauty, and artistic beauty. It is well worth the time to stop. The money is another thing, it is very expensive, even for lunch. San Francisco requires a basecamp. Yosemite is best visited in the toad. Take the rig through Napa Valley is not a great idea, as most of the wineries cannot accommodate RV's and turn-arounds are few and far between. I'm sure you can add to this list. Just because they are on the list would not be a good reason to avoid seeing there intrinsic beauty. That's why we tow toads, right. Happy Trails
Aside from the obvious class and economic issues in Aspen, we have found that mining towns in particular and mountain towns in general are not laid out for long or wide vehicles.
Bill and Susan
84 Barth 30 tag powered by ht502/Thorley, Gear Vendors OD
Siamese Calvin and Airedale Hobbes
4WD Toyota toad
She kidded me about my motorhome purchase. But, I think she and her husband were secretly interested in our travels. Funny thing tho, the people with money there didn't drive fancy cars (that I saw).
MM.
I do not think that Aspen is "home" for very many people judging by all the private jets at the airport on the west side of town. Also, having a Bentley and A Rolls Royce in Aspen would not make sense in ski season. (Probably the reason that many of the rich come to Aspen) Therefore, they have to have an SUV with 4wd to get through the snow.
The amount of Land Rovers and G-Wagons in town would make Ford Motor Company and Mercedes proud.
Also, the town police force uses all Volvo XC-90 SUVs as their police vehicles. I have never seen a police force use anything but Ford, Chevrolet or Dodge.
The Town was very beautiful, but this is a look and leave town. Unless you can afford Gucci, Prada, and Armani (yes, these shops are in town) then you most likely will not find anything of interest on that front.
We ate lunch at the cheapest place we could find in town, a Deli. 2 Subs and 2 Drinks was right around 40 dollars. This was one of the few places that had its prices on the menu.
I also got a kick looking at the Hybrid Car only parking spots in front of the local grocery store. Guess people were trying to offset their carbon usage from their jets?
MegaDodge wrote: I think the book you are thinking of is Mountain Roads West. Haven't seen it anywhere except that an RVer had one to look up a road for me....Probably is available in Big book stores or maybe through Camper's World....otherfs on here should know.
Believe this is a Good Sam book, they have one for the east also, even those of us from the west consider anything east of the Rockies as hills! LOL
Ray, Cheryl, Cory & of course Miss Molly the four-legged child
We spent last Christmas in Grand Lake, Colorado for a family reunion. This town is north of Aspen and to get there we had to go over a big mountain pass that was pretty much covered in snow the whole way. The town of Grand Lake's roads were all snow packed and traveled by just as many snowmobiles as cars. Early one morning I got up to walk downtown and to my great surprise came upon a 45' Monaco parked in a parking lot. I was dumbfounded to say the least! I made a point to walk back several times during the day to try and catch the owner to find out how in the world he made it there. I finally caught him and had a talk with him about driving in these conditions. He carries a set of tire chains to put on the coach and just takes his time. He said he has been all over the Rockies in the snow. I will say this for him.... He has a lot more courage than I will ever have. There is no way in the world I would try driving my coach (2000 DSDP) around there in the winter!!
He did say that when you stop for the night that you had to be sure you moved your coach a few feet about a half an hour after you stop. If not, the tire heat would melt the snow and ice and by morning it would re-freeze around the tires anchoring you in place. He said that if that happens, you have to heat water to pour around the tires to melt the ice so you can get going!!! I say thanks, but no thanks!
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