Inspired by Forest Fenn, we have a treasure hunt you can more easily win.
Look for a clue in The Sopris Sun to let you know when the hunt has begun.
The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find.
Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will be hidden in Carbondale’s heart.
Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls.
The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger.
So, gather friends and family near, let the hunt begin without a fear.
For somewhere in this valley blessed, adventure calls — begin your quest!
For First Friday, June 6 …
In a town where coal once ran like rivers black,
And railroad dreams put us on the map,
I stand apart from the busy street’s track,
A crimson guardian from across the gap.
My homeland’s crown once ruled the waves,
While Carbondale’s miners worked in caves.
Though I’m far from London’s foggy haze,
I keep the old traditions of bygone days.
Ring, ring! But no one answers my call,
For I’m a relic standing proud and tall.
Step inside where shadows fall,
And claim the prize that waits for all.
Where am I hiding in this mountain town?