Imagining the Indians in Mesa Verde

We spent a couple of days in Mesa Verde. Most of what we wanted to see requires taking a scheduled tour - we ended up skipping one of the three tours we purchased tickets for because it required crawling through small 12 foot long tunnel - our backpacks wouldn't even fit!

It was all beautiful and amazing - and I'm always impressed with how much history I've forgotten over the years.

150 people lived in this dwelling - they left about 700 years ago.

 

We had the opportunity to climb down into a kiva - which was a religious room.

Getting to the dwellings during the tour required climbing up and down ladders.

Some of the trails in and out were narrow and steep.

 

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Boat Tour on the Colorado

Yesterday, we spent an amazing morning traveling the Colorado river on a tour boat. It was a four hour trip and a great way to view the gorgeous mountains.

Henry hanging out on the boat while we take a quick break.

Fossil sea shells in a layer of rock on the river bank

Petrified log where some of the surrounding rock has worn away.

Indian petroglyphs

They are filming "The Lone Ranger" in Moab and we saw them do a train scene as we floated by. Johnny Depp is Tonto and we saw him on top of the train (but not in this photo)

 

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