Made it to Mesa Verde last Thursday and toured Cliff Palace. We then grabbed dinner at Metate ($19.06 for a three course meal to celebrate the 100 year anniversary) and set up camp at the campground (in the dark). The stars were spectacular. So many to see that we couldn't even figure out the guide. That and the bottle of wine we had ;)
Got up early on Friday and headed to the Visitor's Center to buy tickets to tour Long House and Balcony House. Headed to Balcony House first to catch the 9 am tour. After the tour we hiked the Petroglyph Trail then toured Spruce Tree House. That took us to lunch then we had to drive to Wetherill Mesa to take the Long House tour. This park is a World Heritage park - so far I think I've been to two in the US. Mesa Verde has been hit by a few fires in the past several years and over 50% of the park has been damaged, Due to the high alpine environment they estimate it will take 100-300 years for the park to recover fully. It's a very cool place and well worth the trip. Check out the photos here - http://picasaweb.google.com/osuzigman/MesaVerde2008#
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