Text by Lauren McNally
Images by Jonah Smith
Winter in this storied ski town needs no introduction. But there’s another side of Aspen, one that reveals itself only after the mountains shed their impossibly white blankets, when the last of the snowmelt empties into the Roaring Fork River and the valley comes alive in a fury of green and gold. This is Aspen’s other high season, captured through the lens of photographer Jonah Smith. As co-founder of the lifestyle brand AETHER, which made Aspen its fourth home in 2015, Smith is no stranger to the charms of Aspen’s warmer months. Take an ambling jaunt along grassy riverbanks, sunbaked roads, and pastoral fields to discover the magic that awaits in the languid stretch from June to August.
More of Jonah Smith’s photographs can be found in the Aspen edition of Portraits de Villes, a project benefiting Aspen Youth Center and one in a collection of travel photography books published by the Paris- and New York City-based design studio Saint-Lazare.
