Fall colors

[BlasterBob]

While my Urologist was performing a Cystoscopy on me last week, he asked me about taking a train ride from Durango to ?? (I forgot where). His question was - when is the best month/week this coming Fall to see the Fall colors up around Durango area.
Yeah, now some wise ass will most likely tell me "in the Fall". Well with all the moisture this year, I am wondering if early October may be the prime time to view these Fall colors?? I have to see this Doc this coming Tuesday so hope to get a good answer by tomorrow night. Thanks.

[ray1970]

Sounds like your urologist is a bit chatty. Might be time to look for another one.

[hatidua]

Durango to Silverton.

Better to be a little too late than too early and I doubt anyone has a crystal ball that will peg the exact week with any degree of certainty this far out - one windy day can strip a lot of trees. I'd go the third week in Oct if I was a betting sort but that has more to do with my having driven all the way down there only to be early a couple of times and it's just too far for me to take that gamble again, I'd rather be one week late than a day early.

[Firehaus]

This is last years page for reference. If it stays really wet and IF the wind stays down, the fall colors should last longer.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/sa...telprdb5389668


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[Irving]

Consult the Farmer's Almanac?

[theGinsue]

I hunt down by South Fork, CO which is due East of Durango (over Wolf Creek Pass). By the third week of October most of the transition is done and most leaves have fallen. I'd hazard a guess that the best time would be the end of September/start of October.

Every year the wife and I go to RMNP up @ Estes Park in the middle of September. The leaves are usually transitioning at that point.

[Irving]

^^^ Good point. Hunting last year on this side of the divide the leaves were changing during the second or third week of September.

[BlasterBob]

Sounds like your urologist is a bit chatty. Might be time to look for another one.

I really don't feel that one quick question at the very end of the procedure makes the Doc appear "chatty". This question may have been made to kinda relax me somewhat to get my mind off the fact that there was a tube, light and camera shoved up my old peter to check out the condition of my bladder. Thanks.

[Bailey Guns]

This question may have been made to kinda relax me somewhat to get my mind off the fact that there was a tube, light and camera shoved up my old peter to check out the condition of my bladder. Thanks.

Damn...that made me laugh! Sorry, BB...I feel guilty for laughing but that was pretty funny.

[BPTactical]

Every year the wife and I go to RMNP up @ Estes Park in the middle of September. The leaves are usually transitioning at that point.

Wifey and I usually roll up the 3rd week of September. We should meet for dinner Thomas.

Keep in mind latitude plays a role, by the 3rd week in September the leaves in Jellystone are usually on the ground whereas in RMNP they are hitting well, Durango is still probably a week or two out yet.

Make sure he places his reservations soon, it books early and fast, heck he might even be too late for this year.