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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