· exploring · national park · park · Mesa Verde NP
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:
The tunnel again, this time in sunshine:
We stopped at Park Point, the highest point in the park; read the info sign for details:
Views:
Info signs:
Fire lookout:
More views:
Info sign:
Then we proceeded to the Far View area, and the gift store there:
We got some pretty basic food from the small food court there:
Then we proceeded to the Far View Community sites, hiking between some fascinating Puebloan ruins:
Further into the park, Square Tower House is an impressive cliff dwelling:
Fire Temple:
And the main feature of Mesa Verde, the largest cliff dwelling in North America, Cliff Palace:
Finally, the nearby Sun Temple:
