The last place I would go is the mountains of CO, hell if I lived in the mountains of CO I would probably consider bugging out to the city! Every single person I have ever had this conversation with who doesn't have a plan says "I'll go to the mountains" and even if 1 in 10 makes it a week, that's still WAY too many people for a region such as the Western slope at this latitude to support. And I don't care how well defended you are, facing enough un-skilled opponents and they will get lucky, once, especially if you have food/shelter/heat in the mountains. And having all those dumbies running around will just ruin it for those who know what they are doing, can you imagine the number of forest fires, the number of deer kills with a hamburger cut out of them and then left to rot, the number of people crapping in water supplies. NO WAY!

The growing season is a bag of crap, the soil is worse, the trees are turdy pines, the sight-lines for self defense against a skilled adversary don't exist, and every REI hippy with a new shotgun will be desperate and hungry! NO THANKS! I would be better off heading to AZ again!
The only reason I can think of to head for the hills is an invasion-

Personally, I'll stay put and let the Mtn. folk sort out the riff-raff for a while, then I will move if need by, but my guess, if I can keep my head down, the riots, failed medication/health care, and suicides will take care of most of my food needs by finding it left over, not counting what I have. Oh and all the Mormans, mmmm.


Don't forget how Gunnison did in the 20's, the mountains won't be letting people in, and they may be livable now, barely (this is the most crowded western land it seems like!) but they sure wont be. I will stay right here thank you very much!