{"id":5713,"date":"2018-07-01T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2018-07-01T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T19:30:09","slug":"lead-king-basin-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/lead-king-basin-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead King Basin 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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!<\/p>\n

We begin with some mountain scenics and water:<\/p>\n

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Mountain stream<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mountain scenic<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me at my lunch stop. (Not exactly a scenic!)<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Here are some flower photos.<\/p>\n

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Wild rose bushes in bloom<\/p><\/div>\n

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Butterflies on wild sunflowers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Not sure of the name on this one<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hillside of red trumpet flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yellow mini-columbine<\/p><\/div>\n

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My favorite – Colorado blue columbine<\/p><\/div>\n

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:<\/p>\n

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Blocks of marble at the Colorado Yule quarry<\/p><\/div>\n

And, finally, the signature Crystal Mill:<\/p>\n

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Crystal Mill – 2018<\/p><\/div>\n

There was quite a lot to take in on this single ride of less than 30 miles!<\/p>\n

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

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n

Pam’s Penny:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Happy Trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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