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Title: Peak Fall Colour - Telluride CO and Boudler Utah
Post by: Paul Sumi on August 31, 2005, 11:04:57 pm

I was out that way last Fall around the dates you propose.  We were based in Ouray.

We were up on Owl Creek Pass Road, in the Uncompahgre National Forest, at the  Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Mt. Sneffels along the Dallas Creek drainage/Miller Mesa, and up on the  Last Dollar Road on the way into Telluride.

Here's my gallery from that trip:

http://www.pbase.com/pauls/colorado_fall_color_2004 (http://www.pbase.com/pauls/colorado_fall_color_2004)

Peak fall color is hard to predict and the exact dates will depend greatly on local conditions.  We hit it a little late but the compensating factor was snowfall earlier in the week which gave us some great contrasts between the snow and aspen color.

The Forest Service has a fall color website (this is last season's, hasn't started for this year yet):

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/recreation/fallcolors/ (http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/recreation/fallcolors/)

Best,

Paul

Title: Peak Fall Colour - Telluride CO and Boudler Utah
Post by: Paul Sumi on September 07, 2005, 04:13:39 pm

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Do you happen to recall what the night time temperature lows were... I plan on camping out in the region you describe in early October.

Ken,

Pre-dawn temps were down in the low 30's (F) in the Ouray area.  YMMV, though.

Here's a handy-dandy weather guide with monthly averages:

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/colorado/ (http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/colorado/)

Best,

Paul

Title: Peak Fall Colour - Telluride CO and Boudler Utah
Post by: stevenf on August 31, 2005, 10:30:26 pm

I am planning a trip to Telluride and Boulder Utah for Fall Colour - Aspens. Any advice on locations and timing. I have plans to be in these areas for the last week of September and the First week of October.

Thanks Steven

http://www.friedmanphoto.com (http://www.friedmanphoto.com)

Title: Peak Fall Colour - Telluride CO and Boudler Utah
Post by: KenS on September 07, 2005, 01:55:07 pm

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I was out that way last Fall around the dates you propose.  We were based in Ouray.

Do you happen to recall what the night time temperature lows were... I plan on camping out in the region you describe in early October.
Thanks.
Ken

Title: Peak Fall Colour - Telluride CO and Boudler Utah
Post by: howard smith on September 07, 2005, 04:43:25 pm

Last year in August I was west of Capitol Reef on a high ridge.  Aspens were starting to turn then.  A real treat since I didn't expect any real color that time of year.