Next stop...Mesa Verde National Park, 129 miles southwest of Ouray, which takes us out of the San Juan Mountains and National Forest and into the Colorado desert. Although we do not take the Million Dollar Hwy, the drive is still spectacular. The back way takes us back through Ridgway and around towards Telluride.
We pulled off the road and had a nice little lunch stop by a river
We are staying at Morefield Campground in Mesa Verde National Park. It's a 10 mile drive up the mesa from the park entrance to the campground.
The next day, we do the 700 Years tour. The tour is a historical overview of the Ancestral Puebloans and includes visits to pithouses and cliff dwellings. These Native Americans existed peacefully here for around 700 years without the same benefits and technology we have today. As a nation, we've only made it a little past 200 years. We could probably learn a lot from them.
I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but viewing the cliff dwelling from across the valley, they were amazing!
But nothing compared to climbing up, down and through the Balcony House.
The chance to tour Balcony House made it an exciting and thoroughly enjoyable tour.
The next day, we do the 700 Years tour. The tour is a historical overview of the Ancestral Puebloans and includes visits to pithouses and cliff dwellings. These Native Americans existed peacefully here for around 700 years without the same benefits and technology we have today. As a nation, we've only made it a little past 200 years. We could probably learn a lot from them.
But nothing compared to climbing up, down and through the Balcony House.
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