Tiny aster flowers
Everyone in the southwest recognizes Yuca plants
Driving up to higher places on the Mesa Verde roads...we often passed areas with signs saying there was a forest fire on such a date, and it had such a name.
Skeleton trees showed where there had been a wildfire recently, (within a few years ago) while the bushes began growing back right away. Some of the areas named for wildfires had recovered more, over several decades.
Our first view of cliff houses...Spruce Tree House allowed visitors to go along a walkway down the hill for a ways, but not into the actual site. I stayed on the overlook area!
Don't miss the tiny dwelling far over to the left in the cliff.
Spruce Tree House is at the same parking area as Chapin Museum...more on that tomorrow!
...beautiful, but talk about a harsh area!
ReplyDeleteYes, and you can see the recent burn above the cliff dwelling, it came pretty close!
DeleteVery dry and barren but a nice landscape.
ReplyDeleteThose tubes on the bins that you asked about are for cigarettes.
Oh, thanks for sending the answer here...that makes sense. Glad to see the trash bins with so much technology in your area. I wonder if they are around our cities yet.
DeleteAnd thanks for stopping by here!
Gorgeous views!
ReplyDeleteReally spectacular. We could have stood for hours at each site.
DeleteWonderful photographs, the views are amazing.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks, Jan. They certainly were...and I didn't take half as many photos as I wish I had (contrary to popular opinion when 20 photos are on one posting!)
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