We made a little detour at Cortez, and headed over to Mesa Falls which was recommeneded by my aunt & uncle who used to travel this way often between ABQ, NM and Utah. It was really fascinating as none of us had ever seen anything like this. We were planning on going to the 4 corners area, but we'll have to do that on another trip too.Christina and Amanda at Mesa Falls.
Daniel and Jonathan at Mesa Falls
At one of the museums.
Daniel, Jonathan, Christina, and Amanda with the Spruce Tree House ruins in the background.
Walking down to the Spruce Tree House. It's about a mile, round trip.
Amanda, Christina, and Jonathan entering Spruce Tree House.
Amanda looking inside a door. The doors weren't very big as they had to cover them in the winter months. Smaller is easier to cover.
Clay and the kids in front of Spruce Tree House. About 80 people lived here at one time.
A kiva, looking from above. These would have been covered by layers of sticks and mud when the people lived here, with an opening in the top where they would have gotten in and out with a ladder.
Jonathan loved looking at all the ruins. That is a door behind him.
Clay and Samantha by one of the open kivas.
Daniel and Christina coming up from the kiva.
Samantha was very interested in the kiva.
Daniel and Jonathan. We had some very interesting discussions about how the "Indians" lived back then. I guess this is Daniel's Indian look.
Samantha and I exploring the ruins.
Daniel and Jonathan at Spruce Tree House.
A little lizard we found as we walked back to the top.
Me with Samantha, Amanda and Daniel.
Family picture in front of Spruce Tree House as we climbed back up.
Views as we were driving back down. Clay's mom would have loved this!
And off to New Mexico!
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