{"id":8781,"date":"2021-07-15T16:51:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T23:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/?p=8781"},"modified":"2021-09-13T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T18:21:09","slug":"mesa-verde-national-park-a-rich-cultural-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/destination\/mesa-verde-national-park-a-rich-cultural-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesa Verde National Park : A Rich Cultural Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8781\" class=\"elementor elementor-8781\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-321bb45f elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"321bb45f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2663ed\" data-id=\"7b2663ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d91254a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d91254a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mesa Verde National Park : A Rich Cultural Lesson<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c05c11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c05c11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63275c18\" data-id=\"63275c18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b9e412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30b9e412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adventures Among Ancient Cliff Dwellings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-679e3ade elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679e3ade\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd56a0\" data-id=\"4dd56a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb0a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb0a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colorado&#8217;s Mesa Verde National Park earned its status from its rich cultural history. Established as the first national park &#8220;of its kind&#8221; in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt to &#8220;preserve the works of man,&#8221; the 4,000 archeological sites spread out over 80 square miles are an incredible learning experience for any visitor. The ancient cliffs dwellings of its former inhabitants, set high into the sandstone cliffs, are the rich center of this amazing park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e3cd0d elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"12e3cd0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Unlike Any Other!&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">This park is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Unlike Any Other!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e21f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e21f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our family visited Mesa Verde National Park over two days, following our time in <a href=\"https:\/\/gagnonsgone.com\/destination\/arches-national-park-a-deeper-dive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arches National Park<\/a> and the Moab, Utah area.<\/p><p>On our first afternoon in the park, we drove the Mesa Top Loop Road, and enjoyed all of the stops along the way. We all learned about the different types of dwellings of the Pueblo &#8211; pithouses, early pueblos, and cliff dwellings, and had a wonderful time seeing the remnants of each. Our favorite stops along Mesa Top Loop Road were Sun Point View and Cliff Palace View. The kids really enjoyed learning about the history of the mesa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de41bfd elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"5de41bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;double_underline&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Remarkable!&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">The views of the cliff dwellings were<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504eb51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504eb51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We stayed overnight at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmesaverde.com\/lodging-camping\/morefield-campground\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=places&amp;utm_campaign=google_places&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=places&amp;utm_campaign=google_places\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morefield Campground<\/a> in the park, conveniently located inside the parks gates. Keep in mind that it is still a 25-45 minute drive to most sites within the park from the campground, and there is little to no cell service in the park (or at the campground). In addition, it is important to note that RV&#8217;s over 25 feet are not allowed on the road to Wetherill Mesa. Because of this, our family chose to rent a Jeep in nearby Dolores, Colorado, to explore Wetherill Mesa during our second day in the park. We would highly recommend a Jeep Rental from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doloresoutfitters.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolores Outfitters<\/a> if you happen to find yourself in the same predicament.<\/p><p>After picking up our Jeep, we drove back into Mesa Verde National Park, to meet our scheduled tour of Long House. Our original plan was to tour Cliff Palace, the largest of the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, but Cliff Palace was closed due to road construction during the tine of our visit. So, we had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/meve\/learn\/historyculture\/cd_long_house_tour.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased tickets two weeks in advance<\/a> (booked at the exact time they opened them up) to tour Long House, instead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b6022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82b6022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MesaVerde_2021_28-20x15.jpeg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc3a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cc3a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We all LOVED our ranger-led tour of Long House, which led us on a two-mile trek down from the mesa top and into this amazing cliff dwelling. The kids had a ton of questions for the ranger, and enjoyed learning about how the dwelling was built, how it served as the epicenter for life, and the history behind its abandonment. 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