Colorful leaves of the mountain aspens draw thousands of people from around the world and across the country to Colorado to witness nature in its splendor, and Guanella Pass in Georgetown is its epitome, according to several visitors to the pass in recent years.

The Clear Creek Sheriff’s Department is again anticipating an onslaught of people and vehicles this year who want to travel the pass.

To keep traffic moving during the leaf-peeping season this year, the sheriff’s department has placed no-parking signs along the 24-mile road and will be enforcing the parking restrictions. Violators face getting an $87.50 ticket for non-compliance, according to Clear Creek Sheriff Capt. Eric Rubin.

“As leaf peeping heats up, I think the line of vehicles would overwhelm the parking areas very quick

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