Maroon Bells National Forest, around Aspen, Colorado

Maroon Bells is just outside the skiing resort of Aspen.  We only heard about it from a fellow traveller and we visited and spent the night at the campsite.  It is a lovely drive in and the two lakes (Maroon and Crater) are delightful.

Maroon Lake in the late afternoon sun.  This is at an altitude of 9,850 ft (2880m).  Maroon Bells tower over the valley like massive sentinels.  The mountains' red colour and distinctive bell shape led early explorers to give the name to the them.

A view of the lake from higher up.  Andrew took the steep rocky climb up to Crater Lake but his photos of it were no comparison to Maroon Lake.

And a last one with the Maroon Bells.