PHOTOS: Fall colors begin to emerge in Colorado high country

A moose grazes in a frost-covered field as fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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A moose grazes in a frost-covered field as fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: September 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM MDT

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Fall colors are beginning to appear on aspen trees on Colorado’s Kenosha Pass on Sept. 17, 2025.

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