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To say we spent a lot of time in the southwest corner of Colorado this fall; would be an understatement.
Every chance we got - we would run away from the chaos of Moab to the quaint, tiny town of Cortez, Colorado.
The number of permanent residents is 50% higher in Cortez than Moab but it's 100% more peaceful than Moab, 10 months out of the year. Technically the entrance to Mesa Verde is 15 minutes past Cortez- in Mancos, Colorado.
After that - it's a 45-minute drive from the gate 'to the good stuff.'
I promise you - it's 100% worth the drive to go back 1200+ years in history! 😀 not to mention - the route is pretty breathtaking anytime the trail begins by leading you down a cliffside,
walking amongst the top of the trees;
you just know it's going to be a good hike.
(at least in my book 😉)
A ranger told us that almost 60% of Mesa Verde open forest is covered in burn scars. such a sad, scary statistic of life in the open desert. despite the massive burn scars, the…
Every chance we got - we would run away from the chaos of Moab to the quaint, tiny town of Cortez, Colorado.
The number of permanent residents is 50% higher in Cortez than Moab but it's 100% more peaceful than Moab, 10 months out of the year. Technically the entrance to Mesa Verde is 15 minutes past Cortez- in Mancos, Colorado.
After that - it's a 45-minute drive from the gate 'to the good stuff.'
I promise you - it's 100% worth the drive to go back 1200+ years in history! 😀 not to mention - the route is pretty breathtaking anytime the trail begins by leading you down a cliffside,
walking amongst the top of the trees;
you just know it's going to be a good hike.
(at least in my book 😉)
A ranger told us that almost 60% of Mesa Verde open forest is covered in burn scars. such a sad, scary statistic of life in the open desert. despite the massive burn scars, the…
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