We arrived at Cortez Colorado on June 28, late afternoon. We have been schlepping our golf clubs 3,500 miles and had yet to use them, so we decided to pull them out of the back of the truck. That was quite a task. Terri is an over packer. My jackets are the red and yellow on the left… The rest are hers… just saying…
Once we dug the clubs out we headed to Conquistador Golf course. It was a beautiful course, with a spectacular back drop.
That night we witnessed the moon rising up over the mountains. This is not a sunrise or sun set:
The following day we headed to Mesa Verde NP
We did several hikes to see the see multiple examples of the different types of Pueblo dwellings, from single level, to elaborate multi-level cliff dwellings .
The following is called Cliff Palace. This structure was an elaborate dwelling that housed hundreds
This dwelling is called the Balcony.
Note the Kivas in all of the structures.The Park offered tours of the cliff dwellings. Terri and I attempted to sign up for a twilight tour months in advance , however they were sold out. In the Balcony tour, you had to climb a 60 foot ladder. Both of us are afraid of heights, so that one was not an option.