Enjoy a video showcasing Western Colorado's fascination with the American fixation we call the automobile. Dates on these Robert Grant photographs range from the 1940's through the 1950's.
How would you like to walk home from school and have to cross a bridge straight out of an Indiana Jones movie? Death looms at every turn. Well, there was a time when the bridges in Western Colorado weren't quite as nice as they are today.
High School marching bands have been around since dirt. Western Colorado has historically had some of the best. Take a little stroll through Throwback Thursday and enjoy a few shots of Western Colorado marching bands from yesteryear.
With recent temperatures hitting well into the 50's, only a few remnants of snow remain on Grand Junction's Audubon Trail. Where there was snow barely a week ago, you will now find freshly planted seedlings.
The art of creative signage has come a long way in the last 70 years. Take a look back at the days of more modest "big advertising" with some memorable Grand Junction landmarks.
When Mother Nature dumps a ton of snow on the Grand Valley, some of the more popular trails tend to become a bit soggy and difficult to walk. When weather gets crummy, what's the best local trail to hike?
Today's snowfall created its fair share of difficulties for residents of Western Colorado. Imagine dealing with similar conditions in the days before 4-wheel drive and snow blowers. Enjoy some of Daily Sentinel photographer Bob Grant's images of Western Colorado from 1947 to 1949.
Listen and dig! Your favorite Western Colorado musicians are gearing up for the biggest night of the year for live music, and we have the list of times and places. Take a moment to peruse our list
Those who have lived in Western Colorado for only a few years probably figure the area to be free of harsh Winters and heavy snowfall. However, speaking as someone whose family has lived here for generations, it does in fact snow, sometimes even a bunch, in Western Colorado. Snowfall for the month of November in Grand Junction averages 2.8 inches. The highest snowfall measured in a single day in November was 4.6 inches on November 26, 1983.
Several communities around the nation have real life superheroes. That is actually what they refer to themselves as: Real Life Superheroes, or RLSH for short. Seattle has Phoenix Jones and Purple Reign. Atlanta has Crimson Fist. New York has Nyx. Grand Junction had Speedo-Man. Not only did Speedo-Man not fight crime, he was constantly getting busted and cited with Indecent Exposure. Why can't we have a real super hero, too?