Today we pulled up stakes and headed for Leadville. We climbed over Loveland Pass at 12,000 feet, and drove throught the famous Eisenhower Tunnel. Compared to 17 years ago, with a minimally powered Ford Bronco, we sailed up the mountain this time with our "animal" diesel truck. The downhill was a 7% grade, which in trucking terms, is pretty darn steep. We got in line with the other big trucks, switched on the exhaust brake, and sailed back down the hill.
We landed in Leadville exactly 17 years to the day later; we arrived for Boom Days in Leadville. Lots of activities; beer drinking, donkey marathon, and more beer drinking. Our campsite, the May Queen, was located on the north end of nearby Turquoise Lake, right on the lake. At night, you could look across the lake and see the lights of Leadville 6 miles away.
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