Fall 2009 Colorado Aspen Leaves Report #2

Idaho Springs Mountain Living Examiner
Here is the second in my ongoing Fall 2009 reports on the progress of Colorado high-country aspen leaves turning to bright gold.
Above 8,000 ft.: 30 percent gold, 70 percent green
Below 8,000 ft.: 15 percent gold, 85 percent green
Stay tuned for update #3. The leaves are turning quickly this year!
Read my first report here.
NOTE: This report is for Colorado's Central Mountains.
Kathy Harris,
Idaho Springs Mountain Living Examiner
Kathy Lynn Harris writes about high-country living in the mountains west of Denver, near Idaho Springs, at 10,500 ft.—where she resides in a log cabin with her husband and son, and commutes daily to Denver. Kathy has written novels, children's books, poetry, short stories and essays. Contact...
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Would love to live there and see that in person.
Maybe I could paint that.
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