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Photos: Early fall colors

Lots of fall colors beginning on Missionary Ridge

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Friday, Sep 20, 2024 4:20 PM MT

Updated Friday, Sep 20, 2024 8:36 PM MT

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Aspen trees and Gambel oak begin to change to fall colors on Tuesday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango in the burn area of the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Aspen trees and Gambel oak begin to change to fall colors on Tuesday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango in the burn area of the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
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