RSSSafe from the sun: Trip to Turkey Flats is perfect way to beat Grand Valley 100-degree heat
If you’re sick of the scorching heat in the Grand Valley, one place to escape is to the Turkey Flats Loop area in a small section of Grand Mesa National Forest on Glade Park above Colorado National Monument. Temperatures are usually much cooler because of the higher elevation.
In July, 1977, Grand Junction set a record for number of consecutive days over 100 degrees, with 11 or 12 in a row. I’m a little bleary on that since my brain was being fried by 11 or…
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