Oak Tree

Day 6 Mesa Verde

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May 21st 2006
May 21 Day 6 Cortez, Co, Mesa Verde, Durango, Co. Just a few minutes to Mesa Verde from Cortez. We show our "old fart's pass" at the entrance ($10 gives you entrance for the rest of your life, if you are 50 or older.) and start the climb UP to the top of the green mesa. And I mean UP. For 40 minutes we go UP and UP. The views becoming more and more spectacular. At 8,000 feet we level ... read more

North America » United States » Colorado » Mesa Verde National Park

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more