Conundrum Hot Springs near Aspen is the type of place that spawns rumors. I had heard hippies clog the nine-mile trail to the springs. I had been told the pools attract cliquey nudes who make fun of ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Tucked in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness near Aspen, Conundrum Hot Springs is a beautiful oasis. In ...

Conundrum Hot Springs in Colorado lives up to its name. The steamy oasis of sizzling 102-degree Fahrenheit water soothes a weary body, while its million-dollar views of the Rockies send chills down ...

The health of soakers at the Conundrum Hot Springs doesn’t appear to be at risk from contaminated waters, but the health of the environment in the popular backcountry area is taking a beating, a ...

It was late September in Aspen, Colorado, and the side of Ajax Mountain, looming over the rooftops of the town, was ablaze with yellow aspens, a forest fire of color in the hot sun; scrub oaks, ...

How much do you love hot springs? This is a question you must seriously ask yourself before embarking on the Conundrum Creek Trail in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Near 11,200 feet, at the end ...

ASPEN ” The U.S. Forest Service hopes Conundrum won’t be a dirty word this summer. The agency will try to get backpackers to pack their waste out from campsites near the Conundrum Hot Springs, the ...