Grand Junction

[JohnnyDrama]

I think GJ is a pretty cool town. I lived there for 5-6 years while attending college. It's grown a lot since then but I still like it. My more liberal friends frequently complain about the concervitism there so it can't be too bad. As far as western Colorado college towns it has the most to offer as far as prices for housing and restaurants go. Probably a lot more politically agreeable as well. For early childhood opportunities it definitely has more options.

[hurley842002]

I think GJ is a pretty cool town. I lived there for 5-6 years while attending college. It's grown a lot since then but I still like it. My more liberal friends frequently complain about the concervitism there so it can't be too bad. As far as western Colorado college towns it has the most to offer as far as prices for housing and restaurants go. Probably a lot more politically agreeable as well. For early childhood opportunities it definitely has more options.

Housing is definitely a big one for us. After considering moving back to La Junta and pricing homes down there, it really turned us off to the metro area housing market. GJ isn't quite as cheap as La Junta, but it's better than the metro area from what we've seen so far.

[cstone]

IMO, the weekenders from California in GJ are a major drawback. Given your MIL, GJ is the better choice.

[JohnnyDrama]

IMO, the weekenders from California in GJ are a major drawback. Given your MIL, GJ is the better choice.

I lived in Durango for nine months back in 2002. That town has California weekenders that stay for weeks. And, as the general population is smaller they are much more noticeable.

[Great-Kazoo]

Found a few groovy places from delta south. That's a 30 - 45 min drive, depending on weather.

[The Norseman]

"Another benefit to Durango is proximity to Farmington, NM."

I've lived in Durango going on 18 years and have never seen proximity to Farmington as a benefit La Plata County just elected its first D sheriff in over 20 years, so we are all waiting for the smoke to clear and see what we really ended up with. Durango is a beautify area to live but it's gone blue with all the west coast/east coast transplants.

[Great-Kazoo]

All we saw this week was Traffic, lot's of traffic. Are there some possible areas to explore, yes. However. At this time we can't see moving from the front range to western slope when the same crap exist. Maybe to the west of GJ, or even Utah.

[drew890]

All we saw this week was Traffic, lot's of traffic. Are there some possible areas to explore, yes. However. At this time we can't see moving from the front range to western slope when the same crap exist. Maybe to the west of GJ, or even Utah.

Where did you experience this large amount of traffic in Grand Junction last weekend?
I moved here from Greenwood Village two years ago and have absalutly zero complaints about Grand Junction traffic.

[Great-Kazoo]

Where did you experience this large amount of traffic in Grand Junction last weekend?
I moved here from Greenwood Village two years ago and have absalutly zero complaints about Grand Junction traffic.

FWIW: I remember GWV as a small place , the DTC was miniscule compared to last stop down there, before Christmas (never again). Now it's like any other major growth area.

This was wed. mid afternoon, evening and again this morning.
Road 24 where the Mesa mall / stores seemed to be reproducing every time we drove by there. It was like Harmony rd and College ave in one big cluster fuk. I couldn't imaging being in that area around the holidays. It's bordered by business 70, Colorado Mesa University is in that area.
IMO GJ is like Ft Collins, which we want to avoid.

We want Small Town, Rural living. When we moved to our current location there was less than 6K population, 2 stop lights. Now it's passed the 20K and 10+ lights to get out of town. WAY to many people.

The up side is , as mentioned. 20 - 30 minutes and you are away from that scene.



We found a real nice place in Montrose (by the ad) till we got there. 5 ac scenic overlook, bank owned. The 5ac was 4 - 5' wide of shoulder off the road, the scenic overlook was fantastic. Till you lowered your view 2". Then we were subjected to the feed lot. .
Come spring we'll examine the area more, especially the areas outside city limits. This visit was time limited.

[Irving]

Saint George was ridiculously hot when we were there last summer. I don't want to derail your thread, but would you mind talking about what attracts you to the desert? It's never been some where I've considered, but my wife loves the heat and would be down to move some where warmer.