She wasn’t named after the picturesque city in Colorado known for its snowcapped Rocky Mountains, but instead, the Aspen Tree. The tree is known for being extremely resistant to wildfires and ...
When Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen, Colo., in 1970, he vowed to rename it “Fat City” to prevent “greed heads, land-rapers and other human jackals from capitalizing on the name ...