We have been trying to get over to Mesa Verde for awhile now and it has never worked out, but we finally made it over this weekend. I like visting remote backcountry ruins much more than the heavily visited stabilized ones in the National Parks, but if you are interested in the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) you have to make the trek to Mesa Verde. With some of the biggest and densest sites in the Anaszi world it is a pretty amazing and sacred place.
Climbing out of Balcony House
The orignal route in and out of Balcony House that you still crawl through to exit. It is a pretty defensible entrance. Your enemies are fairly vulnerable to getting thier heads smashed in when they crawl through if you don't want them around.
Balcony House
Ridge hanging out on the balcony with the entrance ladder down below
Starting up the big entrance ladder to Balcony House
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We took the kids down there a few years ago, I think it was just before you moved to Moab. Pior to that, the last time I went to Mesa Verde it was with you and Mr. Toolie, that was one awesome trip.
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