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:

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: