Colorado/Utah trip
We are leaving 9-13 for Colorado and would appreciate suggestions as to must sees/do. I realize we are leaving late in the year to embark on a 8 week trip to this part of the country but it was the be...
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4runnerguy wrote:big whitey wrote:No, the aspens don't start changing until early to mid October, depending on elevation and location. I sort of misread your departure date as October 13 instead of September 13. You'll be fine with your dates. (It was 10:20 p.m. when I posted -- sort of after my normal bedtime and I was a little foggy, but it was the weekend after all!)
Are you saying the Aspens are changing now? If so the trees will be bare by the time we get there in mid September. Will the higher elevations in Colorado be underwhelming if leafless? If so we may need to adjust our itinerary a bit.
BTW, you can look up the name of the townsite above St. Elmo. It's not Han****. Apparently the anti swearing program they use didn't like the name. Even the admin tried to change it without any luck.
Thanks for the clarification and for owning the oversight,you have put the happy back in our departure date. Thanks again for the generous sharing of info.
