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 ...

Some 20-odd autumns ago, Aspen’s three ritziest hotels, the Little Nell, Hotel Jerome and what was then the Ritz-Carlton (now the St. Regis), offered fall rooms at plummeting prices.

Update: Sept. 18, 2023: Aspen in Rocky Mountain National Park should begin showing more color around Sept. 20 with peak viewing over the ensuing week. The San Juan National Forest is reporting ...

Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state's forests, so Coloradans can expect to see plenty of those colors as fall foliage peaks this season.