DENVER (KDVR) — It’s still summer in Colorado, but the first signs of fall are coming a little earlier than expected. Fall leaves can be seen slowly starting to change in August, with peak season ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Raking leaves is synonymous with fall, much like taking hayrides, visiting pumpkin patches, and letting pots of mums die on your front porch.

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.