Aspen is centered in prime bear habitat. Bears are wild animals and are unpredictable. While they prefer to avoid human contact, many bears have become used to spending some of their time in Aspen.
The 'Maroon' Bells get their distinctive color from iron-stained siltstone which looks maroon in the mountain atmosphere. This sedimentary rock is soft and crumbly, unlike the hard granite of many other Colorado mountains.
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