Basalt is a progressive community that offers the homeowner plenty of shopping in the area including the Whole Foods market, movie theatre close by in El Jebel,  designer shopping and world-class fly-fishing.  The Frying Pan area is stunning as the road curves and follows the river with cliffs on each side landing you eventually 15-miles up at Ruedi Reservoir.   The higher home prices in this area are indicative to the distance to Aspen, only 15 miiles away. They range from $600's and up.