Fall colors

[razorbackhunter]

When will the leaves start changing colors and be the most vibrant in the Durango area?

 

[packmule]

Depends on what the weather does..usually sometime mid-late Sept

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Every year is a little different. I live about 50 miles west of Durango and I tell my friends who want to see the color they can't go wrong on the first week of October.

 

[razorbackhunter]

Thanks, even if the elk hunting is slow I would love to see the beautiful country!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Nothing yet, still a little early.

 

[velvetfvr]

In Nv the aspens were already turning yellow.


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[BossBrott]

Anybody have recent pics?

 

[Old Hunter]

They were changing this time last year. Should be soon.

 

[xtreme]

The Conejos valley is always great to see. This will be a first for my wife as will snowmobiling.

 

[Old Hunter]

I noticed them changing today.

 

[alagnak]

I noticed them changing today.

Willows have been going in the flat tops and Routt the last couple weeks. Aspens just barely starting. A few more nights in the high 30s out to do it, but it's still early yet.

 

[waddy]

Took a road trip to Ripple Creek Pass and then to Trappers Lake east of Meeker in the Flattops Wilderness area in the 10 to 11 thousand altitude range. The Aspen have just barely started to change, with a very few little patches of yellow and copper orange. With all the moisture this year and warm temps, my guess is the major change will be a little later this year.

 

[xtreme]

We have delayed our color tour, the web cam in Sheep Creek is not showing much color change. Looks like it will be the first of oct. before the big change in the Conejos valley.

 

[graybird]

I took this picture today near Red Cliff. Not much color around the Cripple Creek area though.

 

[xtreme]

How is the color change doing?

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Took some friends from Arizona on the loop from Cortez to Rico, Telluride, Ouray, Silverton and Durango on Thursday. Not a lot on the Cortez, Dolores Rico side. Probably early next week. Ouray , Silverton to Durango was coming along pretty good. It should really be pretty this weekend. Had snow in the high country Thursday night. It will be cold this weekend.

 

[Old Hunter]

Better see it quick. The leaves are starting to fall off.