Before my wife and I moved from Minnesota to Grand Junction, Colorado, we spent nearly two years researching the area, visiting, and figuring out whether the Grand Valley was the right fit for us. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about Grand Junction, whether I’m helping someone relocate, writing for this blog, […]
ARTICLE 1: DAYS 1-3 I Didn’t Want to Give Her a Vacation. I Wanted to Give Her a Glimpse of Life on The Western Slope When Megan accepted my offer for the 10-Day Grand Junction Challenge, I had a challenge of my own: Give her both sides of Grand Junction, from the spectacular to […]
ARTICLE 2: DAYS 4-7 The Grand Junction Backyard: Mountains, Small Towns and National Parks What if you could spend Friday exploring the San Juan Mountains, enjoy a relaxing Saturday on the Grand Mesa, spend Sunday driving off-road trails, and visit a national park in Utah on Monday, all without taking a vacation? That’s exactly […]
ARTICLE 3: DAYS 8-10 The 10-Day Grand Junction Challenge: Discovering What Life in the Grand Valley is Really Like For the first seven days of the 10-Day Grand Junction Challenge, Megan experienced mountain towns, national parks, off-road adventures, scenic drives and the incredible variety of places within reach of the Grand Valley. But there […]
Guest Post by Megan Jirele, Independent Journalist and Writer I arrived in Colorado barely knowing the Western Slope existed. Ten days later, I was questioning not just whether Grand Junction checked my boxes, but whether I had been asking the right questions in the first place. The 10-Day Grand Junction, Colorado Challenge “You keep telling […]
Guest Post by Megan Jirele, Independent Journalist and Writer I Didn’t Expect Grand Junction to Follow Me Home What happens when you temporarily live somewhere and return back to the place you’ve always known? Do you regret the decision of jumping back on the plane that once dropped you off or are you ready to […]
When you open the map for the Colorado National Monument, you might wonder “Where do I start? What should we do first? What is a ‘must see’ with the time we have?” In general, most people experience the Colorado National Monument by driving through on Rim Rock Drive from Fruita to Grand Junction or vice […]
A Surprise Drive Right Up to the Marble Quarry Entrance One of our favorite things about living in Grand Junction is that you can leave the desert landscape of the Grand Valley in the morning and be surrounded by spectacular Colorado mountains and cooler temps by lunchtime. Marble is only one example of the small […]
Why I Chose Realty ONE Group Western Slope – The Smart Choice for Grand Junction Real Estate The Search for Excellence For you to understand more about me, how I work, and my “why,” I think it’s important to share my journey of choosing to partner with Realty ONE Group Western Slope, and why you should […]
Advice From a Grand Junction Insurance Agent: Before You Pack the Boxes, Read This First As a Grand Junction Insurance Agent, I know you can spend weeks comparing neighborhoods, researching schools, finding the perfect coffee shop, and planning where the couch is going to sit. Then somewhere between signing contracts and scheduling the moving truck, […]
