Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
I was very excited to learn that there were guided tours of the ruins! This is the view of the Cliff Palace from above as we wait for our tour guide.
John, down inside the Cliff Palace, notices bird feathers and droppings from the ledge directly above.
Tower in the Cliff Palace. The Anasazi now called "Ancestral Puebloans" lived here for more than 700 years.
Cliff Palace ruins. This ladder leads down into a kiva.
The inside of a kiva. Kiva is a Hopi word for ceremonial room. It is an underground room used for ceremonies and gatherings