Spring has come 4 weeks early to parts of Colorado’s mountains as trees and flowers bud ahead of schedule

Spring has come four weeks early to parts of Colorado’s mountains as trees and flowers bud ahead of schedule

Spring has come early to the Colorado Rocky Mountains this year as record-high temperatures have melted snow and prompted trees and flowers to begin budding. Even at 9,097 feet in Frisco, where March is often one of the snowiest months, the ground in town is mostly bare of snow, the aspen trees have started budding and pasque flowers are popping out of the ground. At lower elevations in Glenwood Springs, cherry blossoms are blooming and green le…

Spring has come 4 weeks early to parts of Colorado’s mountains as trees and flowers bud ahead of schedule

Spring has come early to the Colorado Rocky Mountains this year as record-high temperatures have melted snow and prompted trees and flowers to begin budding. Even at 9,097 feet in Frisco, where March is often one of the snowiest months, the ground in town is mostly bare of snow, the aspen trees have started budding and pasque flowers are popping out of the ground. At lower elevations in Glenwood Springs, cherry blossoms are blooming and green le…