Mesa Verde National Park lookout, Far View, tower, palace

We visited Mesa Verde National Park again. This time we saw several of the major highlights of the park.

The mesa on entering the park:

Mesa

The tunnel again, this time in sunshine:

Tunnel

Tunnel

We stopped at Park Point, the highest point in the park; read the info sign for details:

Park Point

Views:

View

View

Info signs:

Info sign

Info sign

Fire lookout:

Fire lookout

Fire lookout

Fire lookout

Fire lookout

More views:

View

View

View

Info sign:

Info sign

Then we proceeded to the Far View area, and the gift store there:

Gift store

We got some pretty basic food from the small food court there:

Food

Then we proceeded to the Far View Community sites, hiking between some fascinating Puebloan ruins:

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Far View Community sites

Further into the park, Square Tower House is an impressive cliff dwelling:

Square Tower House

Square Tower House

Square Tower House

Square Tower House

Fire Temple:

Sun Temple

Sun Temple

And the main feature of Mesa Verde, the largest cliff dwelling in North America, Cliff Palace:

Cliff Palace

Cliff Palace

Cliff Palace

Cliff Palace

Cliff Palace

Cliff Palace

Finally, the nearby Sun Temple:

Sun Temple

Sun Temple

Sun Temple

Sun Temple