- Woody Creek, Colorado
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image_caption = Woody Creek Tavern, a landmark business in Woody Creek
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pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pitkin County and the state ofColorado
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timezone = MST
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latd= 39
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lats= 15
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postal_code = 81656
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footnotes =Woody Creek is an unincorporated
town and a U.S. Post Office located in Pitkin County,Colorado ,United States . The Woody Creek Post Office has theZIP Code 81656.cite web | date =January 3 2007 | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format =JavaScript /HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessmonthday = January 3 | accessyear = 2007]Woody Creek is situated in the valley of the
Roaring Fork River northwest of Aspen, along State Highway 82, where Woody Creek exits a canyon and joins the Roaring Fork. It is situated at the northwest (and least developed) end of a small valley that stretches southeast along the Roaring Fork to Aspen.The community is centered around the Woody Creek Tavern, a well-known landmark that sits along a county road, somewhat concealed from State Highway 82. Adjacent to the tavern is a trailer park and several homes, ranging from modest older ones to newer upscale structures.
At one time the Woody Creek Tavern sponsored a legal defense fund for the CEO of
Enron ,Kenneth Lay ; specifically, a jar on the top of the bar, in which patrons could drop their donations. The jar contained items such as screws, condoms, toothpicks, a small toy figure of a man with broken legs, string, rubber bands, pennies and IOUs.Woody Creek was the residence of noted author
Hunter S. Thompson for much of his life and at the time of his death. It also has been the home of several other notable popular celebrities and musicians including the late broadcasterEd Bradley ,Don Henley of theEagles ,John Oates (Hall and Oates ), and actorDon Johnson . Currently, U.S. Senate Speaker Of the HouseNancy Pelosi has a winter home in Woody Creek off Star Mesa Rd.Geography
Woody Creek is located at coor dms|39|16|15|N|106|53|10|W|city (39.270803,-106.886158).
External links
*http://www.myspace.com/woodycreekcolorado Woody Creek's official MySpace page
References
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