What Is This Nucla, Colorado?
A More Positive Spin
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
You know, I have written many things about the tiny town I live in;
some of them negative, so I'd like to give you a different spin on my
little town of Nucla, Colorado. The negative commentary I've written
has been strictly political. Now I'd like to tell you about how I feel
personally. There are two sides to a coin, and I think it is high time
I let you see the other side. Fair enough?
Nucla,
Colorado is located in the foothills of the San Juan Mountains, of
southwestern Colorado. Nucla is 110 miles south of Grand Junction, 90
miles west of Montrose, 109 miles north of Cortez, and 100 miles east
of Moab, Utah. Needlesstosay, Nucla is out in the middle of nowhere, or
everywhere, depending on your point of view.
I love where I
live and would not want to live any place else. (I've been other
places.) I came here in 1997, from the mid-west, and have never, for a
second, regretted the move.
Nucla is a quiet place, where
everyone knows each other. If you were to ask someone here, what kind
of truck my husband drives, they'd be able to tell you. Folks here wave
at one another as they drive down the road. My son's fifth grade
teacher lives across the street from me, and the school's super
intendant is my next-door-neighbor.
I can see mountains in
every direction. (And I live a block off of Main St.) Even in August, I
can still see hints of snow on some of them. The sunsets are awesome! I
live in the most beautiful place on earth.
Nucla has no
traffic lights, or traffic jams; no rush hour. As I have become quite
fond of saying, 'the only time there is a traffic jam is when a rancher
is moving his cattle'. You never have to wait for a table at the local
restaurant, but parking can sometimes be a challenge.
Sure,
one must drive at least 100 miles to shop at a mall, Wal-Mart, or eat
at McDonald's, but who cares? The drive is beautiful. Many times
wildlife, such as big horn sheep, black bear, deer, elk and golden
eagle can be seen along the way. The canyons are breath-taking and the
sound of the San Miguel river is quite soothing. Who needs McDonald's
any way? That stuff will kill ya.
The road to Grand Junction
is extremely windy, and it can be a challenge in the winter, but those
of us who have driven it a million times know how to deal with it.
That's what studded tires are for.
Crime? What crime would
that be? Oh sure, we may have an occasional break-in, or something
teenager related, but I can go to bed at night without worrying about
locking the front door. I can walk the street at 2 A.M. and the worst
thing I may encounter is a skunk.
Deer visit my yard
regularly, and keep my trees trimmed. One morning I woke to discover a
family of raccoons up in my apple tree. Poor things... they were afraid
to come down because my dogs were barking at them.
So, you see, political problems aside, I would not trade where I live to be anywhere else on the planet.
Nucla is a great place to raise a family. If you're just passing through, it is a place worth writing home about.
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