Mesa Verde, CO

[rginn]

It was cool to go there, and the pics don't do it justice. I rank it above my two trips to Graceland.

 

[Muddy Feet]

That is on my list of places i'd like to visit. Very cool.

 

[Charmin]

Just looking at that place gives me goosebumps! Think of how long it took those people to build it!
That's a place I've always wanted to see in person!
Thanks for the great pics., RGINN!
regards~~sandcreek

 

[packerbacker]

Nice shots! I wonder what it looked like intact with roofs and all. It would be interesting to be able to picture the daily activities there and see how they gathered, shot or grew their food. Which room was the bathroom?

 

[Goodyguy]

I was there about 25 years ago and I remember the new museum at that time had a scale re-creation of the dwellings showing what it must have looked like when it was inhabited. And having a lot of other nice exhibits as well.

Another thing I remember that stood out is how small the living quarters were.

GG~

 

[rginn]

I think the bathroom was downstream from the house, pick a bush. The living quarters are small, but it's just like camping nowadays. Our tents are small, but we don't spend all our time in them. The kivas were larger and besides being used for religious purposes, could serve as a larger area in winter to work on different things. I didn't know there were that many kivas still preserved. I'm still wondering exactly why they moved from on top to down under the rim. Lots of theories about that.

 

[Tnmountains]

Simply amazing the way the took the natural terrain and not only adapted but persevered. Great pictures and what a great trip.
Thanks for sharing
TnMountains