On September 28 we left Denver and headed to Durango on US 285. At the top of Kenosha Pass we encountered a traffic jam of leaf peepers admiring the turning aspens. Aspen colors around Silverton were much better. Below, the aspens had begun to shed their leaves.
Traffic jam on Kenosha pass from motorhome.
This view from Molas Pass of the San Juan mountains near Silverton always impresses me.
These aspens are in nearly all phases of color – green, yellowing, yellow, gold and orange. This was taken on Sept.29 looking south toward Molas Pass.
Closeup of the above picture of aspen colors.
This was on the Coal Bank Pass road with Engineer Mountain in the background.
This stand of aspens with Engineer in the background was even more impressive in its color. But the leaves are beginning to drop here. By the time we left the area on Oct. 1 the great color was almost gone.
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