Early scenery on Leon.
Leon Peak, the choss pile highpoint of Mesa county.
Pat navigates the endless maze of boulders on Leon.
Point 10855B, our 2nd peak of the day. We ascended the boulders on the left.
Crag Crest, a spectacular 11er on Grand Mesa, final peak of the day.
Looks like a natural golf course!
Leon and 10855 GPS track
A sea of lakes from Crag Crest summit.
A massive blowdown near Crag Crest caused by a windstorm in 2006.
Westward views from Crag Crest summit.
Looking down a cool window on Crag Crest.
The trail traverses this narrow ridge, but it's a good 3 ft wide at the most narrow spots.
Day 2 of county highpointing. 10er Landsend Pk on the way up Lamborn.
The steep south slopes of Lamborn.
Not a very well constructed trail. This is what Pat calls Baker direct.
Nearby 11er Coal Mtn.
John and Renata on the south slopes of Lamborn.
The summit block of Lamborn.
Renata crests the ridge.
Renata on her final moves to complete the Colorado county highpoints.
Renata and John celebrating Renata's final CO cohp!
A toast!
It's a long way down to Paonia. Very impressive 11er.
Pat crests the summit ridge.
Time to break out the shorts!
Pat's 62nd CO county, same count as mine.
A little class 3 to the summit.
The last 800' to the summit of Landsend, bushwacking hell. This took us 50 min.
Needle Rock from summit of Landsend, an impressive ranked 7er.
Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn.
The Sneffels group.
Lamborn from Landsend.
How about a little sidehilling action?
Lamborn from the road.
Landsend from the valley floor. Don't climb this peak unless you're a 10er pursuer. Advanced bushwacking required.
Lamborn & Landsend GPS track going clockwise.
