Mesa Verde

Continuing on with our exploration into the Pueblo culture we visited Mesa Verde again. It had been over 15 years since we were there also and the biggest change was the lack of trees. Several fires over the last 10 years have made this mesa more gray than green because of the dead trees. Most of the ancients dwelling were not damaged by the fires so we got some great visits. We both did the Spruce House Trail and then Steve did Cliff Palace without me. The Cliff Palace can only be taken with a Park Service Guide and it requires several long log ladder climbs up the cliff face to get back up to the rim. It was a beautiful day and a cool evening that night as we camped above 7000 ft again.