MESA COUNTY • Spencer Christensen is conflicted when he talks about the Grand Mesa. “As a person who likes the Grand Mesa for personal reasons, I want it to be kept secret,” he said. “But as a ...

Spring fever has hit me hard and I am anxious to head to the hills. Grand Mesa is on the top of my list not only because of its cool, green serenity but because a great deal of my life's history has ...

Grand Mesa is well-known for its numerous natural lakes and man made reservoirs, nearly 300 in all. According to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, about one-third of those lakes harbor fish ...

The aspens on the Grand Mesa turn golden with the Book Cliffs in the background early. Photo by Christian Murdock, The Gazette When the temperatures drop, the appeal of far western Colorado rises.

It peaks at just 11,000 feet, but as the largest flat-topped mountain in the world, and it certainly lives up to its name: Grand Mesa. Broad and wide, Grand Mesa is capped by a layer of uneroded ...