Grand Mesa - Jumbo Campground

We moved to Jumbo Campground at Mesa Lakes for our last 3 nights on Grand Mesa.  There were many trails in the area and we hiked the Lost Lake Trail and also the West Bench Trail to the top of Powderhorn Ski Area.  Both trails were gorgeous with many stands of Aspen among the spruce and subapline fur.

David at the top of Powderhorn - Yoo Hoo!

We also drove out to ‘Land’s End,’ the point at the end of the Grand Mesa.  It was very windy that day at Land’s End and we did feel like we were about to ‘fly’ off the edge of the world.

Our last day we hiked the Deep Creek Trail from the Mesa Lakes Trailhead out towards the rim of the Mesa (Land’s End).  David thought the wind gusts were near 50 mph.  We became weary of the wind as the day went on, but not Maya who thought it was grand fun.

What a wonderful respite from the heat and fires!  Our stay on Grand Mesa was perfect.  (Except for the mosquitos, but that is what DEET is for...)