Salida and Mt Ouray. “Cuddled in one of the innumerable valleys is Salida, a beautiful little city of 5,000 souls, surround by lofty mountains, which shield it from the cold blasts of winter and render it a delightful place in the summer time. Salida is an important divisional headquarters of the Denver & Rio Grande, which has four lines radiating from this point. The tourist will find Salida a most delightful place to stop over.” – from the 1914 “Rocky Mountain Views, on the Rio Grande” booklet.