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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)

Morning light highlights fall colors beginning to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Fall colors begin to emerge on Kenosha Pass in Colorado on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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)Expand

By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: September 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM MDT

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