The BEST way to Crystal Mill, but is it too spicy?

Crystal Mill is an iconic Colorado historic structure that has two ways of getting to it. Lead King Basin is the more challenging FUN way. This is our first part of what we are calling the Ultimate Colorado Overland Trip. We start from Marble CO with this fun way (very spicy) to Crystal Mill. We use a stock Jeep Wrangler, FJ Cruiser, and two Jeep Cherokees so you can have a better idea if you're up for it. We believe many stock offroad model vehicles (stock wranglers, stock Broncos, stock TRD off-road Toyotas, etc) will be fine, but this Lead King Basin Trail guide shows you the trail so you can decide for yourself. Always use your judgement when off-roading as trails change and safe off-roading is as much about the driver as it is about the vehicle.

Playlist: Marble to Aspen overland Adventure
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Channel Members have access to our filming schedule and I want you to be in the videos! The Black Bear crew gets additional easy to edit videos but offer more up to date info on trails (since guides take a while to put together). The Holy Cross crew gets more say in what videos get edited for the channel (video credits and early looks at Trail Guide edits).    / @coloradomallcrawlers  


More information on our Ultimate Colorado Overland Trip:
This is Part ONE of a Four Episode Overland Trip from Marble, CO to Aspen, CO that Drew is editing (so it'll be great). Part 1 is Lead King Basin to Crystal Mill. Part 2 is the Devil's Punchbowl known as one of the most dangerous Colorado Trails. Part 3 is Pearl Pass and that was a wild high mountain adventure. Other trails that may make appearance into the videos are Paradise Divide and Aspen Ski Mountain. We ended up doing a bonus day and took Taylor Pass from Aspen to Buena Vista and that video is posted. I have a full writeup of this whole trip posted on Colorado off-road trails (https://www.facebook.com/groups/color...) if you want a written out guide.

Time Stamps:
00:00 Crystal Mill Introduction
00:36 On Lead King Basin
1:40 Two Paths to the Mill... Spicy and Very Spicy
1:55 Very Spicy Route, Lead King Basin Trail Guide
11:45 Crystal Mill

About Colorado Mallcrawlers:
We are a channel that aims to show incredible off-road trails and our adventures to get through them with stock or your not so typical off-road vehicles. If that sounds like a fun watch, we'd love to have you as a subscriber!

Dewie's Current Vehicles:
2021 stock Jeep Wrangler Rubicon JL (CO)
2005 stock Jeep Liberty KJ Rocky Mountain Edition (TN)
2004 stock Jeep Wrangler Rubicon TJ (CO)

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The Main Crew's vehicles include a 2019 modified Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk (Sean), 2021 stock Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JLU (Sean), 2000 modified Nissan Xterra, Mystery Project (Drew). We have a variety of friends with cool vehicles that will show up from time to time.

Here's one of our Trails playlists:
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