It was meant to be..........

July 17, 2010 - ??? One of our original destinations was the area around Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale to take in the scenery and to fish the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Rivers - two very well-known streams for fly-fishermen. It just so happened that we ended up here earlier than planned, but are we glad we did. We found a nice site in Chapman Campground, about 30 miles from Basalt, along the Fryingpan River. It sits among pine,fir,spruce,aspen, and a real favorite of ours, a boulder garden. Won't go into all the details of our days other than to say we pretty much do a little hiking, a little fishing, a little auto touring the Forest Service Roads, and probably too much relaxing. The Fryingpan flows into Ruedi Reservoir, and then is discharged thru the dam and runs down to Basalt, where it converges with the Roaring Fork. Near Glenwood Springs, the Roaring Fork runs into the Colorado River. Rather than a daily posting, will break some of the following segments into separate activities: