This is our celebrated tree of fall, the quaking aspen so named for those leaves that flicker in the breeze, twinkle in the sun and stir our souls. Maybe you didn't know that about the name.

Stunning Fall Foliage. Aspen gets its name from the aspen tree, and in autumn, these trees put on an awe-inspiring display of golden hues. The entire landscape glows with shades of yellow, orange ...

Carving into aspen tree bark is like cutting skin. Aspen bark is thin like paper and can be easily stripped or carved. The U.S. Forest Service, Colorado State Forest Service and organizations like ...

An aspen leaf hangs from a tree as the bright yellow landscape of Rabbit Ears Pass fills the background on Oct. 2, 2023. John F. Russell/Steamboat Pilot & Today. The sun shines through aspens outside ...

Fall leaves in Smith Lake at Washington Park on Oct. 21, 2019 in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) Look beyond Colorado’s shimmering yellow aspen trees for wonderful leaf-peeping ...

Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation opened Highway 82 at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The road gives drivers a scenic way to get to Aspen. It connects Twin Lakes in Park County with Aspen ...

A “beautiful aspen tree” has been planted on a triangular piece of land in downtown Denver, Mayor Mike Johnston said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Populus Hotel.. The hotel ...

So I would say that the tree color would be healthy and typical for a fall in northwestern Colorado,” said Samuel Hahn, a forester for the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District north of Steamboat.