Fall Foliage 2023

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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Fraser area.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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I drive from Montrose to Telluride every day, sometimes twice. The change in color is striking, and noticeable day to day. Today was the most striking, but I hit Dallas Divide just about 1 hour before sunset, which gave some nice backlight to the leaves. 10 days ago it was summer, no color at all. Today, it is 50% to peak. That said, it will be an average year. Lots of dead trees from SAD and a fair amount of drought stricken, green to brown, foliage.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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I spent the weekend on Kebler Pass, just barely starting to change. Small pockets but like I said, barely. However, tundra is on fire.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Above Nellie Creek Road

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Above Capitol City
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Ryan987 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:40 pm Missouri gulch is INCREDIBLE right now. Nearing the peak foliage
Any recommendations on where to view? Thanks.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Yesterday we drove from RMNP/Grand Lake to Buena Vista, and there were some gorgeous patches north of Silverthorne on 9. If I remember my geography correctly, there was also nice color on 34 along Lake Granby. But the highlight was on 9.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Colors are popping along Castle Creek Road. I also drove all of Indy Pass and Weston Pass yesterday, both also popping. Albeit, I was very confused by patches of groves that are very obviously past peak (or bare) now. Made me wonder if certain pockets of moisture did a number recently. Between being in BV last Tuesday vs. being there yesterday, there's been a dramatic, beautiful uptick in colors.
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jes75 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:56 am
Ryan987 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:40 pm Missouri gulch is INCREDIBLE right now. Nearing the peak foliage
Any recommendations on where to view? Thanks.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Sept 24th. Maroon Bells area I would guess to be 25 - 30% peak. In the Telluride area as of Saturday the 23rd maybe 15% peak.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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Ryan987 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:42 am
jes75 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:56 am
Ryan987 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:40 pm Missouri gulch is INCREDIBLE right now. Nearing the peak foliage
Any recommendations on where to view? Thanks.
Just drive all the way up to Winfield mining museum and back!

Thanks! Indeed, beautiful.
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This was Dallas Divide on the 23rd of September.
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Re: Fall Foliage 2023

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I took advantage of a week working remotely in Leadville and drove up Weston Pass for a sunset hike of Weston Pk and Ptarmigan Pk today. Posting this from Weston Peak. Full conditions report with more pics later.

I haven’t driven Weston Pass since July 2013 and totally forgot how many aspens there were on the Leadville side.

A couple days out from peak colors, and a brilliant mix of gold, orange, burnt red, and neon green.
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