Hill Top Mill / Leavick Mine Options

[amorton]

So thought I would share some pictures from an outing my fiancee and I had about a week ago. We climbed Mt. Sherman which is between Leadville and Fairplay. We accessed it from four mile creek road just south of Fairplay. The trail winds through the old Leavick Mine and past the Hill Top mill and summits at 14,172 feet. I figured people here would appreciate some of the old buildings and equipment we passed by. Round trip was around 6 miles


Leavick Mill along road going up to the mine / trail head



Dauntless tunnel and the old tracks leading out





Part of the engine for the ore carts from the tunnel






Summit Mt. Sherman with turquoise lake and Leadville in the upper right. Lauren myself, and Juneau and Luna the adventure dogs.



Looking down the valley we just came up

[Crusty]

Amazing site!

Need to get my fat ass in shape so I can get up to that elevation myself

Thanks for sharing the pics!