Aspen Activities
White Water Rafting
(**Call Aspen Whitewater for a discount when you mention the Shea Wedding Party) Trips leave daily from the Inn At Aspen parking lot at 8:40am and return at 1:30pm – This is a perfect trip that gets you back in plenty of time to get ready for the festivities either Friday or Saturday.
Stand Up Paddleboarding
Stand up Paddleboarding (**Neil will be SUPing North Star Nature Preserve on the North Fork Saturday morning): If you have your own paddleboard, and want to join Neil’s group, reach out to him for details. Otherwise, there are set tour times through Aspen Whitewater from their downtown Aspen location starting at 9am daily. Each trip is about 1.5 – 2 hours.
Bike Rentals
Biking (**Neil will be going on a 2 hour mountain bike ride in Snowmass on Friday, July 17th for experience bikers who want to join ;) and Dawn will be riding up Maroon Bells Friday AM). Rent cruisers and e-bikes from Silver City Cycles who have their rentals set up in the Inn At Aspen Parking lot. We’re working out a discount for our group, so check in with Neil or Dawn and we’ll get you that code. Mountain & Road Bike Rentals – Several locations where you can pick up or have your bike delivered: https://www.aspensports.com/collections/bike-rentals https://aspenmtb.com/ Through Aspen/Snowmass – They have packages if you are interested in the Snowmass Bike Park https://www.aspenbikes.com/bikes - Offers road bikes, e-bikes, & mountain bikes
Gondola Ride Up Aspen Mountain
Take the Inn at Aspen shuttle to the ticketing office below the Gondola downtown to purchase tickets. At the top, enjoy a glass of wine, amazing views, and hiking.
Maroon Bells
You can no longer drive up to Maroon Bells but the Inn at Aspen can take you to the Maroon Bells shuttle (recommend booking the shuttle before, there are some same day reservations but they can sell out) . There are all different lengths of hikes if you would like to go on one or you can walk over to the lookout.
Iron Mountain Hot Springs
There are a lot of great hot springs in the area. We often go to Iron Mountain Hot Springs, but there are also several others. We recommend booking it a couple days in advance because it can sell out.
Independence Pass Drive
The drive up Independence Pass is beautiful if you have the time. There are beautiful lookouts of the Continental Divide and fun hikes along the way
Explore Downtown Aspen
Downtown Aspen is cute. Lots of great shops and restaurants. Some of our favorite spots: Casa Tua - Italian/ Mediterranean White House - American Mt Rubirosa – pizza/simple Italian The Wayan – French/ Indonesian Clarks Oyster Bar Aspen Public House Catch Steakhouse Jing Sushi Kenichi Sushi J Bar (Jerome Hotel) - American Pub fare Ajax Tavern – fun people watching & classic apres location Bear Den - Brunch Spring Café - Healthy Hooch - Best cocktails Silver City Saloon - cocktails Butcher Block – Lunch/sandwiches NY Pizza - Pizza by the slice, open late Aspen Art Museum Belly Up (If there's a concert)