Tourists head for the peaks above this historic mining town to see autumn leaves of gold and orange that turn a bit bolder each day amid the forest of thick, green pine.
Yes, the annual aspen tree autumn is at its peak right now.
People love to watch the aspens turn. Leaf-peeping, a nickname given to the tradition of viewing fall foliage, generates hundreds of millions of dollars every year from Maine to Washington state as tourists visit forests and surrounding towns, staying anywhere from a few short days to a week to watch the annual event.
Today, fall travel accounts for about 25 percent of all travel, up from about 22 percent some 13 years ago.
Among popular leaf-peeping sites are the Northeast, the Shenandoah Valley, the Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia and North Carolina, the Rockies and routes through Midwestern and Western states, travel industry officials say.
In Colorado, the brilliant golden colors of the aspen trees can be seen across the Rockies, from Durango and the Maroon Bells area near Aspen to the Peak-to-Peak Scenic and Historic Byway from Black Hawk to Estes Park west of Denver.
Boreas Pass from Breckenridge to Como is an often listed "best" for viewing the aspen trees.
I think it's just a nice warm beautiful feeling when you are looking at the foliage.
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