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Mesa Verde National Park

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Mesa at Entrance to park

In years back when I thought about visiting this park one day, I felt it would be mainly to see a few ruins in perhaps a nice setting in the mountains. After our two full days in this park and surrounding areas I know now how wrong I was.  This 81 Sq mile National Park leaves a person with more than merely having a look a mud and brick-like ruins here and there, take a few pictures and off to the next destination.  These two long days of hikes, viewing the canyons, museums, overlooks and taking ranger led tours has left me in awe. Between this park, the tour of Hovenweep and Canyons of the Ancients I feel I have just had a crash course in geography, history, anthropology, and archeology. How lucky we all are to have such places to visit. You can’t help but try to imagine what life must have been like in AD1200.  These dwellings just make you stop & take in the emotion.

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