Chapter and Title Page

1 So You’re Going to Aspen 11

2 Aspen: From Silver Dust to Music 19

3 Pleasures of Travel 27

4 First Glimpse of Aspen 37

5 A Rude Yet Pleasant Awakening 52

6 Karl 66

7 A Family Argument Happily Resolved 77

8 Smuggler’s CafÉ 90

9 A Small Triumph 99

10 A Catastrophe with a Happy Ending 106

11 Judy, Amateur Psychologist 124

12 Ashcroft, The Ghost Town 135

13 The Huskies 147

14 “Confidentially Yours” 154

15 The Mountain Climb 157

16 Near Tragedy and Rescue 170

17 Clouds on the Horizon 180

18 A Dream Is Crystallized 190

19 Farewell to Aspen 203

20 Mother and Daughter 211

DISCOVERY AT ASPEN