After I was done with the day’s lesson, one of my students taught me something. Lijin stayed after the magazine writing class I teach at Colorado State University to show me photos of her weekend in Aspen. “Look at the colors!” she said, pointing out a hillside of the town’s golden namesake rising above rusty red and orange brush. Related Articles Mountain biker who died at Snowmass ski area identified Mountain biker dies on expert trail at Snowmass ski area Mules, horse and inmates clean up Mountain Boy Basin Bear kills Aspen dog in “act of defense” Contractor’s error causes jet fuel spill at Aspen airport “It’s beautiful,” I agreed.