A lunch stop en route to Mesa Verde
Mountains everywhere
Dolores, CO
Mesa Verde National Park
A view of Montezuma Valley
Cliff dwellings
Dating back to the mid 1200's AD
It was so cool
Hundreds of people lived in these cliffs
Enjoying the views
Pit house dating back to the mid 500's AD
Kiva
More cliff dwellings
Inside one of the dwellings
Hovenweep National Monument
More ruins
It was amazing
Aspen tree in the late fall
Our first tarantula
Overview of Anassazi Heritage Centre
More kiva's
They must have been short, cause this is the front door
Mike at Dolores Canyon
Moooove out of the way
Sunset at Monument Valley
Mesa Verde at our back door
Our 2nd visit to Mesa Verde
Took the tour right through
And then headed on a hike
Through some pretty narrow gaps
Petroglyphs
A neat view
Nice sunset
An overview of Spruce Tree Cliff Dwelling