“A lot of folks retire to the Western slope in Colorado (Grand Junction, Montrose, Delta, etc.)”
Problem is that the towns you name are being infested with Californians. A lot of ex or current hippies live in the Delta / Peonia area (they grow pot their that they call “Peonia Purple”. Illegals are a problem in Grand Junction.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus