The September issue of National Geographic Adventure named our home of Carbondale, CO. a “Power Player” on the Where To Live and Play list for 2008, not yet online.
Veteran writers Sarah Tuff and Greg Melville name Carbondale as the break out winner of the Rockies region for “Adventure 24/7”.
From the article- 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 like Solar Energy International, Greenspot, and Inpower Systems and the new rec center and police and fire departments are all solar powered. While still partly in the shadow of Aspen, 30 miles up valley, its 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 12,000ft twin peaks of Mount Sopris.
For the full story, see the September issue, on stands now.
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