My Favorite Season
West Needle Mountain from US Highway 550, San Juan Mountains, Colorado
My favorite trees, too. Aspen are lovely in any season but in Autumn they are a joy to see. For a few weeks in late September and early October, their leaves turn bright yellow to red, depending on species variation and environmental factors. You can see the spectrum of color here in this shot, with the grove in the center only yellow, yet some outliers have had just the right conditions to have turned red.
In North America, they are known as "quaking Aspen" due to the shape of the leaves, which flutter in the wind like butterflies. Combine their Autumn colors, sunlight and a good breeze, and you have one of nature's most beautiful moments.
Selected for FLICKR Explore May 31, 2025
# 17
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My Favorite Season
West Needle Mountain from US Highway 550, San Juan Mountains, Colorado
My favorite trees, too. Aspen are lovely in any season but in Autumn they are a joy to see. For a few weeks in late September and early October, their leaves turn bright yellow to red, depending on species variation and environmental factors. You can see the spectrum of color here in this shot, with the grove in the center only yellow, yet some outliers have had just the right conditions to have turned red.
In North America, they are known as "quaking Aspen" due to the shape of the leaves, which flutter in the wind like butterflies. Combine their Autumn colors, sunlight and a good breeze, and you have one of nature's most beautiful moments.
Selected for FLICKR Explore May 31, 2025
# 17
*Press L or left click on the photo for best viewing.
Link to ~My best photos~
*** All my photos are © All Rights Reserved. **
No AI Training permitted: Any use of this photograph to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in any way is expressly prohibited.