50 Best Places to Live: Rockies
National Geographic Adventure, September 2008 issue
Carbondale’s urban expats take their city’s name as a literal eco-challenge. In the morning, commuters line the bike paths on their way to a growing pack of local environmental companies..., and the new rec center and police and fire departments are all solar powered. The occasional cattle drive still passes down Main Street... While still partly in the shadow of Aspen, 30 miles up the road, it’s forging its own identity as a self-sustained base for Patagonia-clad Ph.D.’s happy to stay close to home in the White River National Forest—all beneath the 12,000-foot twin peaks of Mount Sopris. more>>
