Luminarias light Spruce Tree House, an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight ...

While landscapes and wildlife usually come to mind when thinking about units of the National Park System, there are national ...

About Mesa Verde National Park Home to ancient ruins of a lost civilization of the Pueblo people, Mesa Verde National Park occupies over 80 square miles of Montezuma County.

The allure of this park is not only the remarkable ruins ... up to Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde N.P. in May 1978. From 1977 to 1982, my late husband and I lived and travelled in our camper van, ...

Seeking greater protection of the ruins, they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied. News of the Wetherills' discoveries at Mesa Verde attracted an ...