We drove to Leadville on Saturday so Mom and Dad could really see the mountains. Not that they were'nt from Avon, but the views from Leadville are incredible. The drive was good and Mom and Dad enjoyed the scenery, something Colorado has no shortage of.
The first picture is at Turquoise Lake near Leadville. Dad and the kids are standing on the road that runs over the levy. Mom and Heather stayed in the car because it was 34 deg and wind off the lake was cold. The road past the lake had not been cleared and was only open to 4x4 and snowmobile. There were a lot of snowmobilers using it. This was our first time to see the lake but I'll have to make it back to fish for Lake Trout sometime.
The second picture is from HWY 24, which runs from Avon through Leadville. The largest snow covered mountain in the background is Mount Massive, which is one of Colorado's 14ers and stands 14,421 ft. I believe it is Colorado's second highest peak. The sun was really bright so the big valley in the foreground is really dark looking.
The third picture is a WWII, 10th Mountain Division Memorial. The 10th Mnt. Div. was located along HWY 24 between Minturn and Leadville. This particular memorial is located closer to Leadville at the entrance road to Cooper Mountain Ski Resort. The old foundations for all of the structures can still be seen in the huge valley where they were stationed. They were an elite group trained in the surrounding mountains. They fought in the Apennine and Alps Mountains in 1945 against the Germans where 990 of them were killed.
The fourth picture is another of Mount Massive from the Turquoise Lake levy. It is the opposite direction from the first picture.
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