We have some Colorado monkeys hanging off branches here on the tree. Pop off with some questions in the Survival Networking (regional monkey) forum and see who has answers.
Welcome to Survival Monkey @Jdonovan6971. If you are planning on being a gardener in the CO mountains, get ready for a challenge. It can be done but a struggle. The mountains are beautiful here especially away from the I-70 corridor.
I agree, go to the Colorado Mountains, they are very beautiful. As opposed to Arizona which is all desert and has no trees, water, or mountains. Rancher