Timothy the Great's Ad Design Blog: February 2009

Coming from a small town, I grew up coming to Grand Junction for anything fun. Thanks just what Meeker people, plan a day to spend in Junction, shopping, seeing movies, etc. Now having lived in Junction for three years the Grand Valley has become more for me. Not only is it my home but also I’ve been able to experience what the Valley has to offer, everything from Main Street to the Monument. Other than the heat, I feel that this is a great place to live. Mesa State College is another reason I love it here. I’ve met a lot of people and experienced a lot of different activities.
Here in the Grand Valley, people can experience two different arenas of entertainment. Like all of Colorado, the Grand Valley offers a wide variety of outdoor and indoor activities. There is the normal hiking, climbing, camping and fishing to be done; however, there is also the vineyards, four wheeling, dirt biking. Other types of entertainment come from all realms of life, like the Farmer’s Market, Rock Jam and Country Jam. One of the fun things to see is the people who get all dressed for Rock Jam, like yeah I’m a rocker, and then to see them dress for Country Jam, as if to say yeah I’m a country buff on the side. When it comes to indoor activities, many people can experience all the shops, galleries, restaurants, shows and other attractions on Main Street. Others can travel down to Palisade and pick peaches, or try the wine at the wine tasting’s in the vineyards. Grand Junction is always growing, with new road systems and new buildings everywhere. But with all the growth, the Monument is just a walk or drive away, that along with the many parks and riverside trails and bikeways.
One of the greatest features of Grand Junction is the art. It’s everywhere and that’s just plain amazing! I mean really, art all up and down Main Street and pretty much around every building in downtown Grand Junction. There is always something to do or explore in The Grand Valley; and I you are bored, you are a boring person. I mean come on; you can always go ride go-carts at Bananas for an hour. Then it comes to sports, with Stocker Stadium, anyone can go to a game, and Mesa State College also has been able to facilitate more growth in sports here in Grand Junction. From basketball, football, baseball, soccer and tennis. Grand Junction also has it’s own in door tennis courts, and if you haven’t been, you need to go. Go hit some balls, blow off some steam.
There are also the performing arts here in the Grand Valley, not only at Mesa State College but also on Main Street. If you are thirsty, Grand Junction is a great college town when it comes to finding a nice adult drink. Believe me, I’ve checked, where good on the bars, breweries and restaurants. Also, the nice thing about Grand Junction is that there are older parts of the city where at times you can stumble into an old shop that is freaking awesome. And we have a Borders Bookstore, because college students would not make without a borders, believe me.
The historical aspect of the Grand Valley is also interesting. Along with everything else awesome about Grand Junction, it turns out that Grand Junction was the only large city in the western slope of Colorado in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centauries. It’s a counterpoint to Denver, which is located on the eastern slope. When one goes hiking, say on the Monument for example, one will most likely see bighorn sheep, mule deer, scorpions, and eagles. But if you see a rattlesnake, run, be free, run like your momma taught ya. No really, don’t mess with the snakes, not cool. Leave them alone.
Even though its not part of the Grand Valley, which by the way saying the Grand Valley reminds me of the old show “The Big Valley” in case anyone was wondering, its really nice to have Olathe so close. When the corn harvest gets here you can tell that is local and hasn’t traveled hundreds of miles in a semi, pumping more fossil fuels into the air. That’s also really nice about the local fruit here; the Grand “Big” Valley has a huge variety of orchards.
Another great aspect of Grand Junction is its size; it is really not that big of a town, but it really is a great college town. Mesa State College has been a great place to get an education. While the college itself is growing, the classes are still small and perfect for people who, like myself, came from a small town and small schools. It was a nice adjustment for me, as well as many others that I have spoken with. The campus is always in a construction tornado and parking can cause one’s soul to weep, but other than that it’s a great place to learn. The town also seems to be a good fit with the college; they both seem to thrive off each other. When it comes to seasons, one attraction is the mild winters, but most of all the calm fall season the Grand Valley has each year. For a lot, the lack of snow is a plus. The colors are amazing and due to the calmer weather, the colors tend to stay a but longer than in other parts of Colorado. Though I don’t’ see myself living in the Grand Valley my entire life, it is a definite possibility that I will move back here when I grow older, when my achy bones need a dryer, warmer climate in which to turn to dust. Yes I think this will be a nice place to grow ancient. Yelling at kids to get off my lawn and wonder what happened to the world. But for now, its time to live, learn and reach for every possibility I can; and that is here in Grand Junction, located in the High Desert Grand Valley, Colorado, United States of America.