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"The Ultimate Rocky Mountain Hideout"

Home both to ranchers in white cowboy hats and sporto types in fleece, quaint Carbondale is set at the confluence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork Rivers and is anchored to the south by 12,953-foot (3,948-meter) Mount…more»

 
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Welcome to Carbondale, Colorado!  The picturesque town of Carbondale is located 170 miles west of Denver, 12 miles from Glenwood Springs, and 30 miles from Aspen in the heart of Colorado's central Rocky Mountains.  At an altitude of 6,181 feet, and resting in the magnificent shadow of 12,953-foot Mount Sopris, the Carbondale area is characterized by an average of 295 days of sunshine, low humidity, cold but mild winters and comfortable summers.

Carbondale is a great base camp for recreation enthusiasts.  There is plenty to do including hiking, biking, golfing, kayaking, and world-class fly fishing.  In winter, experience excellent cross-country skiing.

The Carbondale area
offers a variety of comfortable lodging options, great casual and exquisite fine dining, creative arts and entertainment, and intriguing historical areas.  There's something for everyone in Carbondale!

Carbondale Area NewsFriday May 9, 2008
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Honoring a Glenwood native of high-flying passion: GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado A life is not measured in years.
Correction: In the Outdoors section of Thursday's Post Independent, the website for camp site reservations was inaccurate. The actual website is www.recreation.gov. The Post Independent regrets the error.
Man tries to photograph woman in shower: GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado A woman told police a man tried to take a picture of her while she was showering at the Community Center Monday.
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Locally owned plane crashes, killing one: BLACK HAWK A plane crash in the rugged mountains near Black Hawk claimed the life of the pilot and severely injured a passenger Thursday afternoon.
RFTA favors testing voters on $100M expansion: ROARING FORK VALLEY Roaring Fork Valley voters likely will be asked to approve a 0.4 percent sales tax increase in November to fund an expansion of the bus system and keep it financially fit for the next 12 years.
Preliminary poll shows support for RFTA tax: ROARING FORK VALLEY Although half of Roaring Fork Valley residents believe that taxes are too high, two-thirds would support a sales tax hike to support expanding the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's (RFTA) bus service, according to a...
City of Aspen begins search for real estate broker: ASPEN The city of Aspen is looking for a new real estate agent, and this time it will conduct its search in public.