| Aspen Trio, Colorado. This healthy grove of aspen trees is located along the West Maroon Creek Road just above the town of Aspen, Colorado. The bright white bark and golden leaves of aspen trees makes them easy to identify during the brief period in late September when they turn entire mountainsides into a brilliant patchwork of color. The ideal elevation for aspen trees here in the Elk Mountains is between 9,000 and 10,000 feet. The combination of temperature, well-drained soil and precipitation at this altitude provides ideal growing conditions for the most robust specimens of this member of the willow family. Aspen bark is the favorite food of beaver and is used by this aquatic mammal to construct dams and lodges. All photos in these galleries may be ordered as fine art framed prints or for stock photography usage. |
