I went to Aspen last weekend because Ed’s book, Deeper Into the Heart of the Rockies, which was compiled and edited by our daughter Abby, was a finalist in the Colorado Humanities 23rd annual book awards. We didn’t win, but it was nice to see the stunned joy other writers displayed upon winning. Perhaps more inspiring, however, was how much Aspen made me realize that I prefer Salida. Aspen is beautiful but crowded, noisy, and full of traffic, and it doesn’t have nearly as many close walking trails as we do. But the people and businesses in Aspen are much ...
