TrailDamage.com - Lead King Basin (September 3, 2005)

Lead King Basin Member Report
Run on September 3, 2005

This trail run was the start of our Labor Day weekend trip to trails in the Crested Butte area. We had hoped to do this along with Schofield Pass and Crystal City, but unfortunately there was still too much snow from last winter on Schofield Pass for us to tackle that one. It just meant we ended up with a longer evening spent in Crested Butte, which gave us lots of time to relax and enjoy our evening.

Our day was sunny and gorgeous, which was nice. It also made it very dusty, though.

We took our time and worked our way up and over the hills, enjoying the scenery. We saw one Jeep that was giving people tours, and even found Randy out with friends and family on the trail (another member not with us for this trip).

We stopped for lunch at a small camping area and enjoyed the sunshine close to timberline. The weather couldn't have been any better!

When we got to the intersection for Crystal City and Schofield Pass we finally decided that we weren't going to go check out the snow on Schofield Pass. There didn't seem to be enough room to turn around -- at least not with as many vehicles as we had. Later, we found out that people were even having to winch ATVs through the snow. It sounded much too dangerous and risky so we were going to have to save Schofield Pass for another trip.

We turned right and headed down for Crystal City instead. Lead King Basin was just as beautiful as ever, and we really enjoyed our trip there.

Also see the Lead King Basin Report from August 10, 2003.

Members On This Run

Bob R.: green 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (TJ)
Cheryl: orange 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon (TJ)
Dave B.: black 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (TJ)
Dave E.: blue 1999 Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
Ladd: green 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (TJ)
Micheal: maroon 1988 Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
Monica: red 2010 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (JK)
Walt: pewter 2001 Chevrolet Blazer (ZR)

Trail Movies

Crystal River (0.9 MB, WMV)

Trail Photographs

Airing Down

Airing Down
Aspens
Bob On The Trail
Cheryl In Dust
Cheryl On The Trail
Colorful
Crystal River Part 1
Crystal River Part 2
Crystal River Part 3
Crystal River Part 4
Crystal River Part 5
Crystal River Part 6
Dave And Stephanie
Dave And Walt
Dave B On The Trail
Dave E At Lunch
Dave E On The Trail
Dusty Trail
Early Climb
Easy Trail
Falling Water
Green And Brown
Intersection Near Marble
Ladd And Bob
Ladd And Dave B
Ladd On The Trail
Ladd Parked
Long Trail
Mellow Section
Menacing Mountains
Michael On The Trail
Mountain Range
Mountains
Mud
Popular Mountain
River Rocks
Rocky
Sign
Sign At Trailhead
Smooth Trail
Start Of The Trail
Trail Across The Valley
Trail On The Edge
Trail With A View
View At Lunch
Walt On The Trail
Water Crossing 1
Water Crossing 2
Waterfalls Part 1
Waterfalls Part 2
Watery
Wild Flowers