For Labor Day weekend, Brett and I were lucky enough to visit Colorado with our friends and their family. It was my first time visiting Colorado, or being at such an altitude, so I wasn't totally sure what to expect. However, upon flying into the Aspen airport, surrounded by beautiful lush mountains and forests, I realized that even the idealized image in my mind was not anywhere near the reality of it all. Read on for highlights from the trip, plus photos I took along the way!