After a brief mis-routing by googlemaps, we finally found the right entry road to a dispersed camping area near Turquoise Lake, about five miles east of Leadville, CO.
Found ourselves a pretty good spot though you can still hear the cars drive by as they head to/from the lake's roadway.
Campsite altitude: 9800 Feet
That's Mount Massive in the above picture's background, the second highest Fourteener in Colorado and #15 in North America.
After breakfast and once it had warmed up a bit from the 40°F (4.4°C) overnight low temperature, we geared up in layers and headed out to explore the nearby lake.
We tried several scenic overlooks as we circumnavigated the lake but the best views were from the Shimmering Point Overlook, a short hike is involved, easy on the way down and bit of a breathing strain on the way back up. We were after all, above 10,000 ft at this point!
photo courtesy of Martha
photo courtesy of Martha
Tabor Opera House
I believe it was County Road 4 that we took out of town, we neared the Mount Massive Golf Course and checked out the views of this fourteener.
A gnat managed to fly in under Martha's helmet visor and lodge in her right eye so we had to stop at this spot for me to get it out from under her lower eyelid.
photo courtesy of Martha
4 comments:
Love those murals, Dom. Nice to see you both roaming together for a change.
Thanks SonjaM, it’s “mo better “ when Martha comes along for sure!
Fun looking trip. Exploring towns and quiet backroads. I miss traveling and exploring new places. Lovely area. Nice that you both could get out for this one.
Thanks Bluekat, seems like we are more explorers than settlers these days.
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