The Continental Divide Trail lends perspective: This state houses some 650 miles of the route running more than 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada. ... Independence Pass. 063024-news-ghosttown.jpg.

Independence Pass is ranked #2 out of 18 things to do in Aspen. ... meandering along the Continental Divide at a whopping 12,095 feet above sea level.

Independence Pass is the highest paved state highway in Colorado, crossing the Continental Divide at 12,095 feet. The summit is located 18 miles west of Twin Lakes and 19 miles east of Aspen.

The wall of mountains east of Aspen forming the Continental Divide radiates a powerful force upon most who have lived in or visited this valley. That connection to and love of place was celebrated ...

Crossing over the continental divide between Leadville and Aspen, Independence Pass is the highest paved state highway in Colorado at 12,095 feet according to CDOT.

ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4)- Crews continue work to clear snow from Independence Pass and also prevent avalanches-- using bombs thrown from helicopters. Independence Pass crosses the Continental Divide ...

ASPEN – Travelers who make the winding climb over Independence Pass, southeast of Aspen, undoubtedly notice its scenery. Some of the route’s many historic and natural attributes, however, aren’t quite ...

The Aspen-based nonprofit has been plugging away since the mid-1990s on removing remnants of aluminum snow fencing that was erected by the U.S. Forest Service along the Continental Divide at the ...

ASPEN, Colo.—Putting permanent toilets on top of Independence Pass is proving to be tougher than expected. The Forest Service plans to replace seven portable toilets on the Continental Divide ...

The effort to clear snow to the summit of Independence Pass is on the final stretch after a helicopter crew dropped bombs Monday into avalanche ... Adam Wano and Jeff Lewis, watched the helicopter ...

Independence Pass, the scenic, high-altitude road, closed Monday for the season. It was the earliest closure since 2011, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a news release. Last year ...

Well, it’s official. Independence Pass, despite some minor hiccups, is open for the season. So begins another summer in Aspen. And with the rivers high and the aspens turning green, it’s impossible ...