Since arriving here in Salida we have taken several scenic drives into the mountains and valleys. We have seen great views and some very nice homes built back in these valleys with views to see the mountains above and other built up on the side of the mountains so they can see the valley below. We are guessing many of these owners are retired people. Temperatures here in Colorado Rockies are quite nice in the summer if the wind would just stop blowing. But winters would be much to cold to suit us. One day this past week we toured the Trout Hatchery here in Salida. It is one of the largest hatcheries in the state producing approximately 260,000 catchable (10 inch) trout yearly and about 1.2 million sub catchable (2 – 5 inches) fish per year. That is a lot of fishies! They no longer have large fish because the larger ones are more susceptible to diseases which might spread to the other fish. The Cutthroat Trout , native to Colorado, is planted in the fall by foot, horseback, and airplane into high mountain lakes.