Quote Originally Posted by funkymonkey1111 View Post
i read an article that said the drought would likely alter the leaf turn
Oh ok, I'll look for that. It is very dry up there in spite of recent rains.

I found this article.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...10/detail.html

ASPEN, Colo. -- Leaves from Rocky Mountain National Park to Silverton started turning yellow in mid-August this year. Chris Forman, Aspen's city forester, says the yellow leaves could indicate stressed trees and could mean an early and shorter color season.