Sunday September 7th
Today we Visited Mesa Verde, Which is a vast collection of abandoned Indian cliff dwelling (mostly). I had always heard that it was a mystery as to why the Indians left, but according to some they left due to the effects of draught on their food supply, but who knows?? The main areas we visited were Balcony House, Spruce House and Cliff Palace. At Balcony House we went on a ranger led tour, up a very tall ladder, then back out through a fairly small hole (doorway) in which the guy in front of us got stuck, seriously. If your butt is too big you'd be in trouble!!!
On to Spruce House, where Joel climbed down into a spider hole...I mean Kiva. This was a great place because we could walk around and explore on our own, but there were a couple of rangers around to answer questions, and they obviously loved their jobs!
It was here we ran into some wild turkeys... really... out of nowhere!
We went on a sunset tour of Cliff Palace which was really the highlight of the day for me. The tour was small and the guide was in character, of one of the early explorers of this area, which made it fun and interesting.
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