Peak fall foliage in Montana typically occurs in mid-October, with aspens, cottonwoods and elms providing most of the color.

Autumn in western Montana is like a warm-hued sunset. Fields turn yellow in the last throes of summer heat as golden eagles and red-tailed hawks soar far overhead. Mushrooms in every shade of brown, ...

LEAVENWORTH — You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

Now is the best time to visit Larch Trail Loop at the Metolius Preserve to see the changing fall colors of the Western larch ...

You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades in Washington. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Western larches are the showy paradox of Inland Northwest forests.Each fall, the trees outshine other conifers with a short-lived burst of gold-hued beauty. At Sherman Pass in ...

The fall is here and the mountain colors are at their second and final peak of the year. The flowers are going to seed and their leaves are turning bright yellow and red producing an amazing array of ...

Fire is burning western larch in what amounts to an outdoor laboratory in the Flathead National Forest. When the flames are extinguished and the smoke clears, the fire will provide the opportunity for ...

Stephen F. Arno of Missoula has self-published through Amazon a book on the ecology and history of the Northwestern larch titled “Golden Trees of the Mountain West.” According to the book’s cover, ...

As far as I can tell, Gus is still standing. Gus is the tallest western larch in the world. He stands 154 feet tall, with a trunk that is 22 feet in circumference. I'm assuming Gus is a "he" because ...