Grand Valley

 We have arrived in Grand Junction, Colorado, which is on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains. The Grand Valley is below the Grand Mesa and the Colorado National Monument. It includes Grand Junction, Palisade to the east and Fruita to the north. 

Again, we spent all weekend checking out neighborhoods and going to open houses. We could afford a free-standing house here, but it would probably be an older, smaller one. The market for townhouses and condos is very limited. 

Getting boots on the ground is important. We both thought Fruita was too small before arriving, but after visiting, we like it a lot.

 Eclectic Fruita

We will keep our minds open, but Fort Collins is still the leading contender at this point. There is immense beauty up on the Grand Mesa.  The next post will be about our eleven mile hike today.

We will be in the area until Friday.

2 comments:

MFH said...

Whar'd yuh git them snazzie shooz? I want sum.

John said...

I’m hard on shoes with all of my walking. I picked up two pairs of these $60 New Balance shoes on Amazon at Christmas. They last six months before the soles go completely smooth.

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