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Amtrak stops at Second Street and Pitkin Avenue. Greyhound buses serve Durango, Denver and Salt Lake City from 230 S Fifth St. The helpful visitor center is at 740 Horizon Drive (tel 970/244-1480 or 1-800/962-2547, ). Budget motels on the interstate - such as the Best Western Horizon Inn , 754 Horizon Drive (tel 970/245-1410; $50-75), with pool, spa, and continental breakfast - offer great rates; alternatives include the downtown HI-Grand Junction in the historic Hotel Melrose , 337 Colorado Ave (tel 970/242-9636 or 1-800/430-4555), where bunks cost $12 and private rooms start at around $30. Daniel's Motel , at 333 North Ave, is basic but cheap and clean, and convenient to downtown (tel 970/243-1084; $35-50).

You can eat casually and inexpensively at the busy Blue Moon Bar & Grill , 120 N Seventh St (tel 970/242-5406), which serves sandwiches, salads and bar food, or at The Rockslide Brew Pub , 401 Main Grand Junction (tel 970/245-2111), offering filling portions of tasty bar food (burgers $7; Cobb salad $8) alongside a good variety of local beers.