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Glenwood Springs, Colorado
sits in a beautiful mountainous valley on the western slope of Colorado as a hub to Aspen (40 miles south), Vail (45 miles east) and Grand Junction (90 miles west). Glenwood Springs is also the County Seat of Garfield County. The campus of Colorado Mountain College is just minutes away. Glenwood Springs is known worldwide as the home to the Glenwood Springs Hot Springs Pool & Lodge, the largest naturally heated outdoor swimming pool in the world. Also, sixty percent of the lands in Garfield County are federally owned, state and national forestlands, making tourism one of the main industries in Glenwood Springs. Gas & coal mining, sheep & cattle ranching, fruit and vegetable growing are the other main industries in the region. The economy of Glenwood Springs has remained strong and healthy, even during times of down turns in the rest of the state.
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