Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Aspen Center for
Environmental Studies
WILDLIFE RESERVE
(ACES;
970-925-5756;
www.aspennature.org
;
100 Puppy Smith St, Hallam Lake;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri;
)
The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies is a 22-acre (10- hectare ) wildlife
sanctuary that hugs the Roaring Fork River. With a mission to advance 'the ethic that the
earth must be respected and nurtured,' the center's naturalists provide summertime guided
walks, raptor demonstrations and special programs for youngsters.
In the winter snowshoe tours are available in various locations and its weekly slide
shows may give you some respite from the frigid outdoors. You can take a self-guided
tour of the preserve surrounding Hallam Lake.
The sanctuary has three other centers in the region.
MUSEUM
Aspen Art Museum
( 970-925-8050;
www.aspenartmuseum.org
;
cnr East Hyman Ave & Spring St; 10am-6pm Tue-Sat, to 7pm Thu,
noon-6pm Sun)
No permanent collection here, just edgy, innovative contemporary ex-
hibitions featuring paintings, mixed media, sculpture, video installations and photography
by artists such as Mamma Andersson, Mark Manders and Susan Phiipszmark. Art lovers
will not leave disappointed. Visit in August and you can experience its annual artCRUSH
event, an art auction and wine-tasting extravaganza.
Its brand-new home was under construction at press time; it's expected to open in sum-
mer 2014, with gorgeous rooftop views.
Ice Age Discovery Center
( 970-922-2277;
www.snowmassiceage.com
;
Snowmass Village Mall; 10am-5pm Jun-Sep; )
In
October 2010, a bulldozer working near Snowmass unearthed the tusk of a female mam-
moth. Spurred by this unusual discovery, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
moved in for the next 10 months to conduct its largest-ever fossil excavation, resulting in
the discovery of some 5000 bones from 41 different Ice Age animals (including camels,
horses and mastodons - distant relatives of the mammoths).
The family friendly discovery center was opened in 2011 to introduce the Snowmass
site. Given the magnitude of the find, exhibits and displays will undoubtedly expand in
MUSEUM
