Mesa Verde National Park 2006Visit to Mesa Verde National Park, August of 2006. Only spent a day and a half in the park. So much to see. The park begs for black & white images, so some of the pictures have other versions.http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousepan3/90601213_GyKzB-Ti.jpghttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/gallery/1811459_JfqbR/2006-09-04T14:45:11ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugPanoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO.
Long House is one of three tours the Park Service offers to the various ruins within the park. Long House is the second largest dwe ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO.
Long House is one of three tours the Park Service offers to the various ruins within the park. Long House is the second largest dwe ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90601213_GyKzB" title="Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO.
Long House is one of three tours the Park Service offers to the various ruins within the park. Long House is the second largest dwe ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousepan3/90601213_GyKzB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="50" alt="Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO.
Long House is one of three tours the Park Service offers to the various ruins within the park. Long House is the second largest dwe ..." title="Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO.
Long House is one of three tours the Park Service offers to the various ruins within the park. Long House is the second largest dwe ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T14:21:58ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousepan3/90601213_GyKzB-Th.jpg37.18650000000000-108.535252778000002131Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The most unusual feature of Long House is the large central plaza, seen in the image above as the broad, flat area in front of the b ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The most unusual feature of Long House is the large central plaza, seen in the image above as the broad, flat area in front of the b ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90601691_JU2n6" title="Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The most unusual feature of Long House is the large central plaza, seen in the image above as the broad, flat area in front of the b ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousepana1/90601691_JU2n6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The most unusual feature of Long House is the large central plaza, seen in the image above as the broad, flat area in front of the b ..." title="Panoramic view - Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The most unusual feature of Long House is the large central plaza, seen in the image above as the broad, flat area in front of the b ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:24:20ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousepana1/90601691_JU2n6-Th.jpg2006-08-18 13:32:54Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The ladders are modern versions of what the Ancestral Puebloans used to gain entry to the different levels within the dwelling. Today, the guided tou ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The ladders are modern versions of what the Ancestral Puebloans used to gain entry to the different levels within the dwelling. Today, the guided tou ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90605211_DcYLi" title="Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The ladders are modern versions of what the Ancestral Puebloans used to gain entry to the different levels within the dwelling. Today, the guided tou ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhouse1/90605211_DcYLi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The ladders are modern versions of what the Ancestral Puebloans used to gain entry to the different levels within the dwelling. Today, the guided tou ..." title="Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
The ladders are modern versions of what the Ancestral Puebloans used to gain entry to the different levels within the dwelling. Today, the guided tou ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T14:21:28ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhouse1/90605211_DcYLi-Th.jpgSpruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Spruce Tree House was likely constructed between A.D. 1200 and 1276 by the Ancestral Puebloans. They used to be known as the Anasazi, but the ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Spruce Tree House was likely constructed between A.D. 1200 and 1276 by the Ancestral Puebloans. They used to be known as the Anasazi, but the ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90603154_apGm5" title="Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Spruce Tree House was likely constructed between A.D. 1200 and 1276 by the Ancestral Puebloans. They used to be known as the Anasazi, but the ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/SpruceTreeHouse4/90603154_apGm5-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Spruce Tree House was likely constructed between A.D. 1200 and 1276 by the Ancestral Puebloans. They used to be known as the Anasazi, but the ..." title="Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Spruce Tree House was likely constructed between A.D. 1200 and 1276 by the Ancestral Puebloans. They used to be known as the Anasazi, but the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:24:02ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/SpruceTreeHouse4/90603154_apGm5-Th.jpg2006-08-18 16:57:3537.18557800000000-108.486886000000002110Spruce Tree House details, Mesa Verde National Park, CO<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Spruce Tree House details, Mesa Verde National Park, CO</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90602292_rncup" title="Spruce Tree House details, Mesa Verde National Park, CO"><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/SpruceTreeHouse2/90602292_rncup-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Spruce Tree House details, Mesa Verde National Park, CO" title="Spruce Tree House details, Mesa Verde National Park, CO" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:27:57ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/SpruceTreeHouse2/90602292_rncup-Th.jpgSpruce Tree House detail. The poles sticking from the rock face were used to support a balcony up on the third level of the structure. the small holes bewteen the first and second floors may ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Spruce Tree House detail. The poles sticking from the rock face were used to support a balcony up on the third level of the structure. the small holes bewteen the first and second floors may ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#93065697_optSX" title="Spruce Tree House detail. The poles sticking from the rock face were used to support a balcony up on the third level of the structure. the small holes bewteen the first and second floors may ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/sprucetreehouse/93065697_optSX-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Spruce Tree House detail. The poles sticking from the rock face were used to support a balcony up on the third level of the structure. the small holes bewteen the first and second floors may ..." title="Spruce Tree House detail. The poles sticking from the rock face were used to support a balcony up on the third level of the structure. the small holes bewteen the first and second floors may ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T09:44:36ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/sprucetreehouse/93065697_optSX-Th.jpgSpruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
This is the first courtyard with Spruce Tree House. The wall at the back has 20 rooms behind it split over three stories. Each room measures a ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
This is the first courtyard with Spruce Tree House. The wall at the back has 20 rooms behind it split over three stories. Each room measures a ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90602534_QALWH" title="Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
This is the first courtyard with Spruce Tree House. The wall at the back has 20 rooms behind it split over three stories. Each room measures a ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/SpruceTreeHouse3/90602534_QALWH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
This is the first courtyard with Spruce Tree House. The wall at the back has 20 rooms behind it split over three stories. Each room measures a ..." title="Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
This is the first courtyard with Spruce Tree House. The wall at the back has 20 rooms behind it split over three stories. Each room measures a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T14:19:20ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/SpruceTreeHouse3/90602534_QALWH-Th.jpg2006-08-18 17:05:01Far View House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Far View House was constructed between A.D. 1100 to 1300. The complex had at least 40 rooms on the ground floor. There may have been a second lev ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Far View House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Far View House was constructed between A.D. 1100 to 1300. The complex had at least 40 rooms on the ground floor. There may have been a second lev ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90604390_mEjZc" title="Far View House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Far View House was constructed between A.D. 1100 to 1300. The complex had at least 40 rooms on the ground floor. There may have been a second lev ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/coyotevillagedetail/90604390_mEjZc-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Far View House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Far View House was constructed between A.D. 1100 to 1300. The complex had at least 40 rooms on the ground floor. There may have been a second lev ..." title="Far View House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Far View House was constructed between A.D. 1100 to 1300. The complex had at least 40 rooms on the ground floor. There may have been a second lev ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:25:57ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/coyotevillagedetail/90604390_mEjZc-Th.jpg2006-08-18 18:03:02Coyote Village, Far View Community, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Evidence beneath some of the structures indicates that the land around Coyote Village had been occupied as far back as A.D. 8 ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Coyote Village, Far View Community, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Evidence beneath some of the structures indicates that the land around Coyote Village had been occupied as far back as A.D. 8 ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90604994_eTdjZ" title="Coyote Village, Far View Community, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Evidence beneath some of the structures indicates that the land around Coyote Village had been occupied as far back as A.D. 8 ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/coyotevillagepan/90604994_eTdjZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="47" alt="Coyote Village, Far View Community, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Evidence beneath some of the structures indicates that the land around Coyote Village had been occupied as far back as A.D. 8 ..." title="Coyote Village, Far View Community, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Evidence beneath some of the structures indicates that the land around Coyote Village had been occupied as far back as A.D. 8 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:30:55ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/coyotevillagepan/90604994_eTdjZ-Th.jpg2006-08-18 17:55:3637.23804700000000-108.505022000000002342Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90607632_CvQsJ" title="Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO"><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/square-tower-house/90607632_CvQsJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO" title="Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T14:19:35ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/square-tower-house/90607632_CvQsJ-Th.jpg2006-08-19 07:46:5837.16521944440000-108.491175000000002089Brian Vauter's photo<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a> </p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90603290_jLXa7" title="Brian Vauter's photo"><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/sprucetreehousebw1/90603290_jLXa7-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Brian Vauter's photo" title="Brian Vauter's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:23:25ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/sprucetreehousebw1/90603290_jLXa7-Th.jpgBrian Vauter's photo<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a> </p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#93066580_nGNpk" title="Brian Vauter's photo"><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/sprucetreehousebw/93066580_nGNpk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Brian Vauter's photo" title="Brian Vauter's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T09:45:17ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/sprucetreehousebw/93066580_nGNpk-Th.jpgBrian Vauter's photo<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a> </p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90604068_2PdAv" title="Brian Vauter's photo"><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/coyotevillagedetailbw/90604068_2PdAv-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Brian Vauter's photo" title="Brian Vauter's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-15T06:29:29ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/coyotevillagedetailbw/90604068_2PdAv-Th.jpgBrian Vauter's photo<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a> </p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90602015_j3g3R" title="Brian Vauter's photo"><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousebw1/90602015_j3g3R-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Brian Vauter's photo" title="Brian Vauter's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T14:20:28ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/longhousebw1/90602015_j3g3R-Th-1.jpgPanoramic, Sun Point View, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
In this somewhat overexposed view, you are looking up two canyons. With the original-sized image, you can make out a number of cliff d ...<p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com">Brian Vauter</a><br />Panoramic, Sun Point View, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
In this somewhat overexposed view, you are looking up two canyons. With the original-sized image, you can make out a number of cliff d ...</p><p><a href="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/1811459_JfqbR#90607423_4HM9D" title="Panoramic, Sun Point View, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
In this somewhat overexposed view, you are looking up two canyons. With the original-sized image, you can make out a number of cliff d ..."><img src="http://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/suntempleviewpan/90607423_4HM9D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="30" alt="Panoramic, Sun Point View, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
In this somewhat overexposed view, you are looking up two canyons. With the original-sized image, you can make out a number of cliff d ..." title="Panoramic, Sun Point View, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
In this somewhat overexposed view, you are looking up two canyons. With the original-sized image, you can make out a number of cliff d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T14:23:46ZBrian Vauterhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.comhttp://brianvauter.smugmug.com/National-Parks/Mesa-Verde-National-Park-2006/suntempleviewpan/90607423_4HM9D-Th.jpg2006-08-19 08:09:4337.16193611110000-108.474916667000002048