RMNP Fall Colors

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Eye Doc Hiker
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RMNP Fall Colors

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The family heads to RMNP for my 5 mo old son's first hiking trip next weekend (9/19-9/21). I know the park isn't the prime color spot in CO, but does anyone know what the colors are doing up that way? We will mostly be doing 3-4 mile RT hikes with him. Any suggestions are welcome. Preferably the east side of the park. Also would be curious on suggestions of nearby drives for good colors. Thanks for any input.
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The "Peak to Peak Highway" between Nederland and Estes Park, aka Hwy. 72, is one of the most scenic leaf-peeping drives in the Front Range. The trees along the road from Moraine Park to Bear Lake inside the park are also very good. There are nice waterfall hikes north of Estes that might have some nice color and much fewer crowds and a bit lower elevation so there shouldn't be any snow on the trails yet.
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The leaves are starting to turn up there right now but so far only a small percentage have actually turned.
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thunderinacircle wrote:The leaves are starting to turn up there right now but so far only a small percentage have actually turned.
Same thing here in Evergreen at ~8,000'. But the Elk rut is happening big time! We had a bugler on Sunday and I saw an 8-pointer this morning with his harem. That's one beautiful sight as well!
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This weekend should be good. Last weekend was still faded green and yellow. Someone will post pics soon.
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