BackpackerSep 11, 2026

Aspen Season Starts Now. See Peak Color On These 5 Trails

For just a few precious weeks each year, the aspen forests of the West and Midwest flare into a golden wonderland. The trees flush from electric green to crayon-yellow, a color so vivid you could easily mistake the leaves for sunflower petals. River corridors become veins of ore. Mountainsides glow. Trails turn into vibrant tunnels … Continued The post Aspen Season Starts Now. See Peak Color On These 5 Trails appeared first on Backpacker.

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