Great list of locations! I use to love the Golden Gate park area for quick trips. And I've just started noticing the colors changing down here. I look up into a canyon from my yard and there are just little hints of color now.

Hi Steve, one that is a little longer, but gorgeous in the fall is the loop of I-70 through Glenwood canyon to Glenwood, south to Aspen, over Independence pass to Twin lakes.  Then either through Leadville back to I-70 at Copper Mountain or back through the Arkansas Valley to 285 and back to Denver.  As I am already in Summit County it saves a few hours, but it is one of my favorites for out of towners this time of year.

Our leaves are turning now, but we have a couple of weeks before peak.

Thanks Dena - We drove to the Springs and back today and I only saw hints of color on the aspens but it is just around the corner.  You are right, Golden Gate is great - and its really fairly close to us here. 

Joanne - That would be a great weekend one as well for those that have time to make some stops, relax and enjoy.  I am hoping the leaves wait to fall until after I get up there at the end of the month. 

see now...I'm jealous!!  That's the one thing we don't have here in Miami, seasons!!  I visited my mom in Cleveland several years ago just to see the leaves change, I had never thought of those aspen leaves!

Ines - Yes, the leaves are quite nice around these parts.  You mean to tell me there is no fall foliage on the palm trees?  We have relatives that have schedule trips here to Denver for the end of Sept/beginning of Oct for the leaf viewing as well. 

LOL! Steve......no fall foliage on palm trees!  Although we do have gorgeous flowering trees all year long and year round flowering landscaping as well.....I guess it's not all that bad. : )

Steve, Wow!  Beautiful drive it sounds like.  I want to take my son to see snow sometime, he is 21 now and I better do it quick.  He seen snow once or twice, it doesn't stick however.  Whenever we plan a trip, there is no snow. 

Ines - I thought you would might get a chuckle.  We have some family scattered in different parts of Southern Fla, so I have been there and you are right - it is very pretty, especially in the winter. 

Candy - If you want to see snow in Colorado, you are right, there are many times in the winter here that you will miss it.  Because of our strong sun and mild temperatures, once it snows, it can be gone rather quickly.  Plan a side trip to the mountains between Dec and March (even into April) and you will see snow. 

Steve--Our leaves are just starting to turn here in MN. The birches didn't fair well with the excessive heat and dry conditions this summer but the sumacs are turning red with the maples. Fall is one of my favorite seasons as the colors on the trees with the blue sky and white clouds can be breathtaking...Our land is all flat. To see it along the mountains of Colorado must be beautiful!

Teri - It really is.  And we other trees that highlight the aspens gold with other great colors as well.  Its all really stunning.  I hopefully will post some current pics in the weeks to come. 

I was just on vacation in Alaska and it was peak time for the changing leaves in Denali National Park.  It was stunning!  It has really made me anticipate the colors changing in Colorado and I expect I will be taking one of these drives myself.

Hi Meredith, How amazing to have had the opportunity to visit Alaska.  I imagine everything was stunning, fall foliage & all.

Steve--I will try to post some as well from Carlos Avery nature preserve. If I can get down by the Mississippi or St Croix Rivers the colors are great too. Will watch for yours.

Teri - I will look for those as well.

Steve - thanks for reminding me - I think I will head over our mountain pass tomorrow and see if the colors are changing yet... I love it when the aspens change color

No problem Thesa, its definitely getting to be that time. 

I am hearing that the leaves changed practically overnight this week.  This weekend should be a great time for Metro Denver residents to take some long rides up into the mountains. 

Steve, you need to get your camer ready so you can catch it on film for us. I love living in the Houston area but do miss the fall colors.  I think we are coming that way for Christmas but those leaves will be long gone by then.

Marchel,  We will be up in the mountains next weekend, so hopefully I will not be too late then but I hear that certain areas are peaking in colors now or are about too.

Steve, I will be looking for those pictures.  I do miss seeing those aspen turn!!!!!!

Sounds good Marchel.

There is a story on a local news website today about major pothole on the road to Guanella Pass - so if you go, be alert.  You can read their report here.  I have not yet been up there this year myself so this is not spoken from my own experience, just from what I read today on the news website.

We are peaking in Summit County right now Steve!  I has been gorgeous this year.  It looks like it could rain today, and if it gets windy we could lose the leaves quickly.  I am sure lower down it will still be good for a week or two yet.

Its going to get cool here later too Joanne.  When I heard rain, I did think that the leaves could go.  I am hoping that it will hold out for us until Friday. Thanks for the update Joanne.