Red Hill

• Locations: News By Kathleen Shannon Published May. 26, 2021

  Red Hill trails need “TLC”

  Chris Brandt surveys a steep switchback on the B Line trail. Photo by Kathleen Shannon.

  The trails in Carbondale’s Red Hill Recreation Area are loved. If that’s not clear from the jammed parking lot, there’s evidence along the trails themselves. Crumbling paths between switchbacks are evidence of shortcutting – by both humans and canines. Dog poop bags line the trail creating bubbles of stink… read more →

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Mar. 10, 2021

  Ride dirt, not mud

  Taken on the afternoon of March 4, 2021, this photo from Red Hill shows a muddy section of trail not far from the parking lot. The Red Hill Council encourages people to use the area early in the morning while the mud is still frozen, and to give trails time to dry out if they are muddy. Photo by Olivia Emmer.

  As temperatures increase with the approach of spring, so does the amount of mud on our local trails. Unlike trails in some other parts of the country, where soils are loamy and use of trails during wet conditions isn’t a problem, many trails in the Roaring Fork River Valley have… read more →

• Locations: News Published Dec. 2, 2020

  Jack the Warrior Dog

  Jack is currently recovering at Alpine Animal Hospital in Carbondale. Courtesy photo

  By Burk Golden 
  Special to The Sopris Sun

  If there is anything that unifies people more in this valley than their love of snow sports, wilderness, or natural beauty, it would have to be dogs. Dogs are an integral part of many family units in… read more →