Forest Service May Dynamite Frozen Cows
How else to dispose of their carcasses in a remote Colorado wilderness?
Nine miles outside Aspen, Colorado in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area stands the abandoned Conundrum Creek Cabin, property of the United States Forest Service. (Pictured here, in balmier days.) It's still the middle of winter up there, with a substantial snowpack.
Last month, two Air Force Academy cadets on snow shoes made a startling discovery: six dead, frozen cows are packed inside the ranger station. Other dead cows are scattered around the outside of the cabin, as well.
The Forest Service believes that the cows "sought shelter during a snowstorm and got stuck and weren't smart enough to find their way out."
