Early Fall Colors on the Grand Mesa 2024

After Work Adventures | Thursday, September 19, 2024

I’ve got a very busy couple of weeks coming up with a Canyon of Lodore river trip schedule for next week and right afterwards I will be leaving to spend a week along the Arizona Strip at the beginning of October, so I’m not really going to have any time to chase fall colors in Colorado this year. Even though I know it’s too early for peak fall colors, I thought it would be a good idea to head up onto the Grand Mesa after work this afternoon to see how the colors were coming along since it’s going to be my only chance this season. As I suspected, it was still mostly green out, but there were some scattered patches of nice colors to be found, so it’s wasn’t a total waste of my time. Here are a few photos from my short trip up onto the Grand Mesa this evening.

After driving a loop consisting of the Trickle Park Road, Hay Park Road and Old Grand Mesa Road, I returned to the highway and stopped to photograph this colorful scene along Ward Creek.

Ward Creek Tarn

Green & Gold Chaos

I returned to Skyway Point to take in the expansive views.

Skyway Point, 2024

There was still quite a bit of green around, but there were a few nice patches of color to be found.

Before heading back home I took a short detour and followed the Aspen Cove Road to Mesa Lakes.

Green to Gold

I made one final stop at the Jumbo Reservoir and went on a short walk.

Grand Mesa Colors

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