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Four Corners Hikes-Mesa Verde
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Trail notes and pictures of the natural history of Mesa Verde.
- Added on: Apr 25th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Todd Lochmoeller
- Listed in: Natural Destinations
- Tags: hiking environment indians archaeology Botany geology
Recent Posts
Fall Color on the Prater Ridge Trail
The Morefield campground area at Mesa Verde has three hiking trails including the Prater Ridge Trail. The Prater Ridge Trail takes off from the south side of the campground area and climbs 675 feet up to the top of the ridge, and winds around along t...
Inaccessible House Trail
Inaccessible House is located below the east rim of Navajo Canyon in Ute Mountain Tribal Park in southwest Colorado. It is rarely visited, but was included on a special tour along with the nearby Casa Colorado ruins site. The trail head is in the are...
Casa Colorado Trail
Casa Colorado is a rarely visited Ancestral Pueblo cliff dweller ruins site in Ute Mountain Tribal Park in southwest Colorado. Ute Mountain Tribal Park offers guided full day and half day tours and a few special tours such as this hike to Casa Colora...
Spruce Canyon Below the Rim
There are five large cliff dweller ruins sites at Mesa Verde in southwest Colorado that can be entered, and only two that do not require a ranger led tour. Spruce Tree House is the more popular of the two self guiding sites. To experience more of the...
Long House Trail
The Long House Trail is on the Wetherill Mesa side of Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado. This section of the park is only open during the summer months and has the second largest concentration of Ancestral Pueblo ruins in the park. Long ...
Knife Edge Trail in Spring
The Knife Edge Trail at Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado is one of two or three interpretive trails in the park that emphasize the plants found in the area, and their use by the Ancestral Pueblo people that lived here. The Trail Head is...
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