When I was a kid, it seemed that all the kids in my class got to a) eat enchiladas every Wednesday at the S-Site cafeteria and b) go to Mesa Verde National Park. The Hansons seemed to go regularly, and the kids at school would say, "Oh, we went to Mesa Verde for the weekend." "We camped at Mesa Verde." "We always go to Mesa Verde."
I never ate at the S-Site Cafeteria until I a team leader at the lab, and I had never been to Mesa Verde. But on our way back home from Salt Lake City, we stopped and visited Mesa Verde National Park. Woo-HOO!
The Spruce Tree House is visible from the visitors' center, and you can tour the ruins without a guide.
The Cliff Palace, on the other hand, is off limits unless you have a ticket for a guided tour with a ranger.
People tossed coins onto a ledge by the Cliff Palace. Maybe they were making wishes.
"I wish I will stay on solid ground and not fall into the canyon."
It was hard to bring in the groceries at the Cliff Palace.
You can see the results of two lightning-caused fires from 2000.
I just liked this.
Nature bats last.
4 comments:
Cool trip. Cool scenery. I need to see those places.
Those peole had a hard life. How far did they have to go for water? Very nice photos. Thanks.
Did you climb the ladders? I nearly froze going up one on a field trip for a NMHU field trip.
We went a couple of years ago but they were fixing the road which eroded about 1.5 hours from our visit time.
Nice! I'll have to visit there someday.
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