Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Road to Mesa Verde

It was a steep climb up a winding mesa road to Mesa Verde [Maysa Verdee] with recent snow & the danger of falling rocks.
But well worth it to see some of the cliff dwellings in this National Park. Spruce House is a self guided walk.

These ancient dwellings were built AD 550- AD1300 by the ancestors of the Puebloen people & it is hard to imagine how they built these homes & ceremonial pits named kivas.
This was discovered in the 1880's & there has been a lot of restoration done.

3 comments:

  1. The cliff dwellings look really interesting - lots of ideas for quilts there Sue. Love the photos of the food in the previous blogs - I can almost taste it.

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  2. And THIS is one of my most favorite places in North America. Thank you for the virtual trip.

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  3. Can't believe you actually saw Spruce House! I bought a lovely photo of it long ago at a benefit auction. It fascinated me with its lonely beauty and connection to a past I can only imagine. It hangs in my studio and inspires me every day!

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