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Too Early for Autumn Color Predictions?

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Posted by Mark Rewald on August 22, 2008 at 6:37 PM
All you prognosticators out there have some predicitions as to when the Peak will be and qualtiy of the Peak this year?

:wavey:
Posted by Grant Collier on August 22, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Colors will be peaking on Sept. 24 at 5:32 pm MST and they will be utterly spectacular this year!

I also predict the pine trees will be unusually colorful this fall, with many shades of green, orange, and brown. :biggrin:
Posted by Jody Grigg on August 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I was wondering how long it would be until somebody asked the million dollar question. Like every year expect colors somewhere in the state from around the 24th Sept to 7th October IMO.
Posted by John Klotz on August 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I predict the pines will be orange, the aspens brown and the beer green! :toast: :biggrin:
Posted by Jesse Speer on August 22, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Actually, some pines DO change colors in the fall up here in Montana. No joke! I had no clue.

Anyway, I defer to the prognosticators now ...
Posted by Mark Stahlke on August 22, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Grant Collier wrote:

Colors will be peaking on Sept. 24 at 5:32 pm MST and they will be utterly spectacular this year!

Grant you're going to miss it! The peak is scheduled for 5:29 pm this year. :biggrin:
Posted by John De Bord on August 23, 2008 at 4:43 AM
so night before last I am out shooting the sunset and coming home I noticed that the Sugar Maple's in the local park are...turning bright yellow and gold....wtf!?! A 'lil early I would say especially for Denver....
Posted by Arlen Fletcher on August 23, 2008 at 10:48 AM
I heard they were sprucing (no pun intended) the city up for the DNC... I had no idea they had gone to such extremes. :razz:
Posted by Roger Rouch on August 23, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I think the aspen and the weather have a mind of their own, but it's always entertaining to speculate. Seems like the last few years things have been a little later than the average and more prone to high winds and big snow dumps to throw us off.
Posted by Grant Collier on August 23, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Actually, to be serious, the "peak" varies throughout the state, so it really depends on where you'll be photographing. I don't think anyone can really predict it, but It generally happens about the same time every year, so you just need to know what the average "peak" is for a given area.
Posted by Bob Falcone on August 25, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Well, I was going to ask this very same question, but I see that someone beat me to it.
Since the "peak" is location specific, I'll pose my question as such: What is the "typical" time frame for the Aspen/Maroon Bells area?
I've never shot there in the fall, and am trying to schedule some time up there.

Thanks!
Posted by Tony Litschewski on August 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Bob, if it's a typical year, the Bells should peak around the weekend of Sept. 20.
Posted by Bob Falcone on August 25, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Thanks, Tony!