
It may be something of an exaggeration to say that at this time of year, you can have Mesa Verde National Park all to yourself. But it isn’t much of one.

Summers are the busiest time at the site of 600 ancient cliff dwellings belonging to the ancestral Pueblo people. But in March, you can see these spectacular buildings in relative private.

Kari made herself right at home in a kiva. Alas, she could not persuade me to hunt for dinner.
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