Lead King Loop Four Wheeling Road to the Crystal Mill and Around Sheep Mountain

Lead King Loop Four Wheeling Road

to the Crystal Mill and Around Sheep Mountain

Bumpity

Bump

Jerk

twist

Turn

It's like a roller coaster

this four wheeling thing.

The perfect recipe 

always includes

sunshine

mountain air,

flowers,

rivers,

waterfalls

and Historic Ruins.

All of the above 

result in a marvelous day of 

four wheeling.

The Crystal Mill

The Crystal Mill

Due to it's distance from

my place of residence,

and the poor road quality (It's a four wheel drive road only) to it.

The Crystal Mill

has remained

on my bucket list 

for quite some time.

I was incredibly excited 

when my family decided to rent  

Beaver Lake Retreat for the week,

providing the perfect opportunity to go see it.

Colorado ' Best 4 Wheeling ^ Champion Mine Gold Stamp Mill

Half Moon Gulch ~ Mt Champion Mill - The ruins of a Gold Stamp Mill-Remnants from Gold Rush Days-Four Wheeling at its Finest

 

Over the river.

 

Through the woods.

 

To Champion Mill we go.

 

 

 

Such a beautiful place.

 

Don't think I'ld be brave enough to venture inside the Mill looks like it's going to collapse at any moment.

 

See how it leans?

 

Checking out the view from above.

 

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Half Moon Gulch 4 Wheel'n Experiences ~ Mt Champion Mill

 

 If you're looking for a tough trail, Half moon Gulch is one fun drive.

 

Some people like to 4 wheel just for the experience of a tough climb, and getting good and stuck, 3 or 4 times.

 

For me, the beautiful scenery, mountain air, and nature all around are the most thrilling part of the adventure. 

 

We summited Mt.Champion in July 2009 with our friends Adam and Nicole.

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the limited accessibility,  the cabin and various building found on this trail are very well preserved.

 

Providing a good look at the life of a Colorado Miner. 

 

They definitely had a difficult life.

 

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