Aspen Spas: A Guide to the Spas of Aspen, Colorado
Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by admin in Aspen, Travel Writing
Spend enough time in Aspen, Colorado and you’ll surely stumble upon a reference to “The Aspen Lifestyle.” Walter Paepcke, the godfather granddaddy behind Aspen’s inception as a modern resort town, envisioned a secluded getaway synchronized by holistic ideological trinity of mind, body, and spirit. This trivium is the raison d’etre of the so-called “Aspen Lifestyle:” to exercise the mind, body, and spirit while striving for individual self-actualization. Each piece of this philosophical pie has an observable facet in Aspen’s civic life: A vibrant intellectual, musical, and artistic scene strives tirelessly to stimulate the mind; soaring peaks, buttes, rivers, and natural splendors of the Rocky Mountains provide a seemingly infinite number of recreational pursuits like skiing, biking, and hiking to fine tune the body’s physically fitness; and the town’s geographical serenity, inspiring natural majesty, and compassionate residential community stirs the soul with ecstasy.
