Drive Forest Road 300, also known as the Rim Road, between State Highways 260 and 87 for vivid hues and panoramas. Along the way are groves of aspens and oaks and overlooks with devastating views.

Opinion: Signs of autumn include warm sunlight, fallen walnuts The walnuts have finally finished falling. I have raked many buckets of the things off my drive, and sometimes I just drive over them ...

More information: Xiaoyong Wu et al, Canopy structure regulates autumn phenology by mediating the microclimate in temperate forests, Nature Climate Change (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-02164-2 ...