Sunday, November 10, 2019
Sun Temple and Far View House, Mesa Verde
More of my vacation in Colorado...on Mesa Verde!
A wonderful Juniper Tree...
The "Sun Temple" has many unsolved mysteries.
We enjoyed looking briefly at the Far View House.
We didn't take the time to look along the trail, rather looked quickly at the Far View House, then headed to Mancos to meet a new cousin.
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It is intriguing. I think I'd like to go there.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely good to have all the signs telling what archaeologists have found out.
DeleteHello, it is great this place is protected for all to see and enjoy! Thanks for sharing your visit. Enjoy your day, wishing you a great new week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eileen...yes, the park seems to be pretty well maintained. National Parks are so important to preserve.
Delete...the sun makes for a wonderful blue sky, but a parched earth.
ReplyDeleteYes, we carried water bottles all the time. Very dry out there even now. Sorry about my iPhone shadows on the various photos.
DeleteFascinating! Those informational signs really bring it to life and help you to imagine what life was like here.
ReplyDeleteI tried to capture each of the paragraphs, but some of my photos have shadows of my phone on them. So sorry. Yes, imagining life is really hard...just thinking of toddlers being somehow kept from falling over the edges of canyons!
DeleteNice pics, I really like those information panels.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill...as I just said, I really tried to get the information photographed, though not at all in artistic ways.
DeleteSuch a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteIt has a beauty which I wouldn't want to live with...too harsh for me.
DeleteThese ancient ruins are incredibly interesting to visit and there is much to learn. Thank goodness they are protected.
ReplyDeleteYes, David, I am very glad this area is a National Park now. I remember going out to New Mexico about 50 years ago, and there was a lot of pottery on the black market that had just been carried off by anyone with a shovel at various sites. It may still be so.
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