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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - the rock formation known as the Watchtower, which looms above the entrance road.
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - view to the northwest towards Cortez
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - looking east towards Durango and the San Juan Mountains from just off the entrance road
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - the shrubby Gambrel oaks coming back in an area seriously burned by fire some years back
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - the Far View Lodge, the only accommodation inside the Park
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - the view south from the aptly-named Far View Lodge
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Far View House
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Far View House
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Cliff Palace - tour group listening to a ranger's presentation
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - close-up of Cliff Palace (c. 1100 - 1300 CE)
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - the main tower at Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - another section of Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - part of Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - a weathered old log projecting from one of the walls
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - my family at Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - an ancient corn cob built into a wall at Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - the view from Cliff Palace back across the valley
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - cliff dwellings in a crevice across the canyon from Cliff Palace
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Spruce Tree House, near the Visitor's Center
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Soda Canyon, as seen from the overlook above Balcony House
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Ranger-guided tour group climbing the ladder up to Balcony House
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - Balcony House, a smaller cliff dwelling
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Mesa Verde, near Cortez, Colorado - the original entrance (and exit) at Balcony House
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - view across Mesa Verde from Weatherill Mesa
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Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, Colorado - view of a burned but partially recovered area on Weatherill Mesa
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - looking west from atop Weatherill Mesa
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - Long House, the second largest dwelling in the Park
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Mesa Verde National Park, near Cortez, Colorado - view of Long House
