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| Small camp site at the north end of the reservoir. As usual, for us, no electric and vault outhouses. |
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| A view across the lake to the high mountains and the beautiful alpine village of...no, wait, that's Leadville. |
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| The combination of the Lake Fork, Busk Creek and the discharge from the Homestake Tunnel that brings water from the western slope creates an impressive inlet. |
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| Side creeks are running high |
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| Right out of camp, the north side lake trail seems to be seldom used and has some great stream crossings |
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| Evidence of mining is common along the shoreline |
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| And, even below the shoreline |
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| One the other side of the inlet from the active water tunnel this seems to be a capped one. Got a lot of bolts there. |
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| This snowshoe hare's territory coincided with our campground. |
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| Even though the temp was 80F at the campground I'm happy to encounter snow on my ride around the lake. |
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| But, later we're inconvenienced by snow on our attempted hike off the road to Hayden Pass |
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| Love these weathered "old" trail signs. |
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| On our last day we ride the Mineral Belt Trail that tours the mining district east of Leadville and is paved and well maintained. |
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| Scenic |
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| And, user friendly. |
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