Are the Aspen turning in the Sawatch yet?

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Re: Are the Aspen turning in the Sawatch yet?

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My group and I backpacked in the Massive/Elbert (with some summits as well :wink: ) wilderness over Labor Day weekend. The aspen and other leafy friends are really starting to yellow. From what I saw it was around 50-50 green-yellow. That beautiful gold aspen glow shouldn't be too much farther down the road :) .

EDIT: I should rephrase. When I say 50-50 I mean the leaves are about half yellow and half green. Not whole trees.
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Re: Are the Aspen turning in the Sawatch yet?

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Not quite yet... at least not in my back yard
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Re: Are the Aspen turning in the Sawatch yet?

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about 5%-10% here in Summit County
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Re: Are the Aspen turning in the Sawatch yet?

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I camped by elbert on friday and didn't see much going on. I would imagine it will really start turning in the next week or two.
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