Out of deference to my international readership (one guy working with a medevac unit in Kabul), I generally try to avoid writing about Aspen-centric topics, preferring instead to focus on national and global subjects. This week, however, a couple of articles in the local papers and a visit to a park in town got me riled up enough that I’ve decided to tackle two issues of concern to residents of the Roaring Fork Valley.

The first article was one that seems to appear in some form or other nearly every day this time of year. It concerned the proliferation of dog waste on Smuggler Mountain Road, a popular hiking route in Aspen. Continue reading »