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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 NewsSunday May 18, 2008
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Operation did his heart good: RIFLE, Colorado Three months ago, my husband Paul had a heart attack at the age of 43. Heart disease runs in his family his father and brother also had attacks in their early 40s. Both are still alive, and Paul survived his as well.
Permits available for hybrid exemptions to HOV rules: ASPEN, Colorado The Colorado Department of Transportation is now accepting applications from the owners of qualifying hybrid vehicles for a permit to use the state's High Occupancy Vehicle lanes, including the HOV lanes on Highway 82 between Aspen...
Another year of camaraderie at Glenwood Springs MS Walk: GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado Kolocanta Darling loved long walks in the Glenwood Canyon.
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Local doctors deny error in child death: ASPEN Three local doctors faced with a malpractice suit in the death of a 1-year-old child at Aspen Valley Hospital are denying any wrongdoing,
Pitkin County: request for tax refund 'a sham': ASPEN Pitkin County commissioners last week defiantly declared that some large landowners use small-scale agricultural production to avoid paying property taxes, which one commissioner termed 'a sham.'
Mountain Rescue Aspen to the rescue: ASPEN For more than four decades, a group of dedicated volunteers have collectively saved the lives of hundreds of people in the backcountry.
Beavers at work in Glenwood Canyon: GLENWOOD SPRINGS Don Poole is doing everything he can to stop beavers from destroying trees along the Glenwood Canyon recreation path.