'Miracle dog' survives a month in Maroon Bells wilderness after getting lost
The Aspen Times Betsy and Jim Chaffin hold their 10-month-old dog, Bella, at their home Friday, July 23. Bella was lost in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area for a month and was found after the community rallied together to help track her down. Photo by Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times ASPEN — A little cockapoo relied on a big heart, wily wits and maybe a little luck to survive four weeks in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area near Aspen. Bella disappeared June 18 while hiking the Capitol Creek Ditch Trail with Betsy and Jim Chaffin and their extended family, including two othe...