Southwest USA Trip - Mesa Verda
June 21, 2003
By Dan Hyde

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Sign at Entrance to Mesa Verde

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Park Point is Highest Point in Mesa Verde Park

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View of the City of Cortez, Colorado, From Park Point
Note that this image and others were rescanned from an inkjet print after my hard drive died.
This is why the colors are a little off and the quality is less.

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View From park Point of Road We Drove Up

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Spruce Tree House Ruins

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Overall View of Spruce Tree House Ruins

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Rock Formation Acroos the Valley From Spruce Tree House Ruins

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Mary Jane Descends into Kiva

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Jan Inside the Kiva

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Jan and Mary Jane Inside Kiva

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The Ceiling in the Kiva

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Dan Climbing out of Kiva at Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde National Park

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Dan at Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde National Park

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A Kiva Without its Roof

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A House at Spruce Tree House

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Dan taking Video of Spruce Tree House Ruins
Note that this image and others were rescanned from an inkjet print after my hard drive died.
This is why the colors are a little off and the quality is less.

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Showing Blackened Ceiling From Ancient Fires

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Notice How The Ancient Ones Incorporated the Native Rock into the Building

We hike the three-mile Petroglyph Trail.

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Scott Discovers a Small Ruins on Three-Mile Petroglyph Trail
You can See the Blackened Ceiling from the Ancient Fires

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View of Spruce Canyon on Petroglyph Trail

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Scott in Fatman Misery Along Petroglyph Trail

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Petroglyphs Along Petroglyph Trail

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The Petroglyphs on Petroglyph Trail

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Cactus Blossoms

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Cactus Blossom

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Mary Jane and Dan on Petroglyph Trail

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Daniel C. Hyde