Long-time followers of this blog will recognize the name: The Lead King Basin ATV trail has become one of my favorite rides and one I try to make once a year. This post will be long on photos!

We begin with some mountain scenics and water:

Mountain stream

Mountain scenic

Me at my lunch stop. (Not exactly a scenic!)

In addition to the mountain scenics and streams, flowers are a major part of the attraction. This year saw an abundance of blooming flowers including my favorite, the Colorado columbine.

Here are some flower photos.

Wild rose bushes in bloom

Butterflies on wild sunflowers

Not sure of the name on this one

Hillside of red trumpet flowers

Yellow mini-columbine

My favorite – Colorado blue columbine

No trip to the area would be complete without a short trip up to the Colorado Yule marble quarry where this stack of marble blocks is awaiting transport:

Blocks of marble at the Colorado Yule quarry

And, finally, the signature Crystal Mill:

Crystal Mill – 2018

There was quite a lot to take in on this single ride of less than 30 miles!

I have taken next week off as vacation and plan one or two trips to The Lot; more from there in the next post.

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Penny:

Just playing with the remaining kitten, accomplishing household and yard work, reading — staying cool during intense heat waves. The unemployed-until-retirement lifestyle is pretty low key.

Happy Trails.