This photo and the one below were taken at a distance.
Mesa Verde (means Green Table) is located in the high plateau country of southwestern Colorado. The park itself lies atop a high mesa that rises from the canyon cut by the Mancos River.
a few facts:
∎ The park was created in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
∎ Mesa Verde National Park encompasses 52,122 acres (81 square miles).
∎ Elevation on Mesa Verde varies between 6,000 and 8,500 feet.
∎ Mesa Verde is also recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This link will take you to a world wide list.
∎ The climate is semi-arid.
∎ Spruce Tree House was built into a natural alcove measuring 216 feet (66 meters) at its greatest width and 89 feet (27 meters) at its greatest depth.
LINKS:
∎ National Park website
∎ National Geographic
∎ National Park information about Spruce Tree House
∎ Maps of Mesa Verde @ Desert USA
∎ travelog- a family visits Mesa Verde @ Abingdon Outdoors
∎ maps and information about North American deserts @ Desert USA with links
Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun! This week our letter is "D." Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!
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I've been there! It is absolutely amazing.
ReplyDeleteAll I could think of was how they dealt with toddlers!
Gorgeous! I have never been on that side of the country but long to....these pictures make me want to go NOW! Visiting from the Etsy Blog Team!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of Mesa Verde. Our 5th graders in Breckenridge visit there on an overnight camping trip.
ReplyDeleteWow, just stunning! It was helpful to have people in a couple of these pictures for some reference on the size. I really enjoyed the little tour today.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! I live in Colorado, but sadly I have not been here. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteHugs to you!
Beautiful! Brings back fond memories of visiting there.
ReplyDeleteWow! Now that is a place I would love to see with my own eyes. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow! I wonder what it was like living there. I don't think I would've managed to climb the ladder! You are so adventurous :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of this interesting place, really fantastic these buildings in Mesa Verde!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Mesa Verde is a wonderful place -- we visited when we lived in CO but not with a tour guide. I'm not sure I would have been able to climb that ladder!
ReplyDeleteI love how much you travel! I really want to visit Colorado some day...so far I have only been to Nevada. I would love to take the train through there! I really appreciate you sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteThat is unbelievable! I had no idea something that amazing existed in Colorado. I guess I've led a sheltered life, but now I'd like to go!
ReplyDeleteThat ladder would h ave scared me to death . Great pictures
ReplyDeleteTalk about a room with a few! HA! I like RMM's toddler comment.
ReplyDeleteSuch interesting history. We can all learn about building from the Pueblos.
Amazing, just amazing. I've wanted to visit ever since first reading Animal Dreams in college.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I love that history!!
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I love Mesa Verde. I grew up in Colorado, not too far from there and when I studied anthropology in college, I spent some time down at Mesa Verde and also at the Anasazi sites around there. This place is so spiritual and amazing. Thank you for sharing these. :)
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE this place! I have visited and found it so amazing to see cliff dwellings - thanks for the great post!
ReplyDeleteThe dwellings are so amazing! They really knew what they were doing to still have them standing to this day!
ReplyDeleteYou're a lot braving them I am when it comes to that ladder...yikes!
Amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this fun adventure! And I was going to ask you if you climbed up that ladder!
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonder that this dwelling wasn't destroyed over the years...
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine the determination it took to build these!
Thanks for linking to the letter "D"!
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