Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
After last year’s trip, we all watched Ken Burn’s National Park series. I have to admit, that was the first I had ever heard of Mesa Verde. I was immediately intrigued and knew I wanted to visit this year. Thanks to Zak’s awesome planning, we are really making the most out of the two days […]
Read More Day 17: Mesa Verde- Cliff Palace and Balcony HouseWe woke up alone in the middle of the desert today. I don’t think it was the best night of sleep for any of us. For me the main reason was the moon. Since we were all alone in the campground and it was still really hot when we set up camp we decided to […]
Read More All Along the WatchtowerToday my body was full of energy. We hiked in two cliff dwellings. In the first cliff dwelling we did not get to go inside of it. The first one was called Cliff Palace. In Cliff Palace it was an hour long tour with 46 other people. We saw kivas and we saw the paintings […]
Read More The 17th dayToday was our first day at Mesa Verde National Park. We did two Ranger led tours, Cliff Palace and Balcony House. Both tours were so intreasting. I learned that the Native Americans had bad teeth because of the grind of the rock. The first tour was balcony house. It was so big. We saw a […]
Read More Cliff Palace and Balcony House – Mesa VerdeYucca House The frist stop was Yucca House. We saw old destroyed home only to get to Yucca House we had to drive through the ranchers property. We saw the rancher. Sand Canyon Pueblo At Sand Canyon Pueblo we saw homes and we saw the walls. It was the longest hike today. Lunch Today we […]
Read More The 16th DayToday we are doing a lot of little hikes. Yucca House National Monument Our first stop was Yucca House National Monument. It is located on the property of a rancher. We had to go through No Trespassing Signs, and Do Not Enter.The whole time I am clinging onto my stuffed cow. Stuffed Cow We […]
Read More Little HikesHere are the pictures from day 16. Yucca House: Canyons of the Ancients: Guy Drew Winery: Hovenweep: Camping at Hovenweep:
Read More Pictures from day 16Whew! What a full day! I’ll preface this post by saying it has been a long day in the 100s and I’m just exhausted, so I’ll be keeping this kind of short. The morning started with a stop at some visitors center to get information on Yucca House and Canyons of the Ancient. The BLM […]
Read More Day 16: Yucca House, Canyons of the Ancients, Hovenweep