Great Western Road Trip Day 10

Progress: Mesa Verde National Park

Mileage: 60 miles round trip

After work drove 9 miles to Mesa Verde National Park. There I drove the Mesa Top Scenic road with stops for some pueblo ruins up close (800-1400 years old) and a view across the valley to cliff houses, palaces and even towns built into the side of the sandstone. Finished with a short hike to Soda Point outlooks

View over Montezuma Valley
Looking out from the highest point of the mesa (8500′)
Deep pueblo home (about 1100 years old)
House complex in the cliff
Cliff Palace