Mesa Verde National Park, CO (4a)

Mesa Verde National Park (MVNP). The park is fairly well-known, thus it was too crowded. Since it was difficult to see many of the cliff dwellings without being surrounded by large crowds, I didn't spend much time there.

Note that the trees on the plateau are burnt -- there was a large fire at MVNP the year before I took the picture.

Photo taken in 2002, larger size picture no longer available.