Mesa Verde, the hot, dusty portal to the Ancients. After the many tantrums and emotional break downs we witnessed, I believe kids don't find this to be an anthropologic Disneyland. Maybe it's the hot and dusty hikes, the sweaty sunscreen stinging their eyes, or a belly full of overheated deli meats their parents brown bagged in? Maybe they're just bored and don't like being bitten by flies?
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| Fire Damage | "Spruce Tree House" | Tower of Power |
Although their stonework was impressive, it blew my mind that the Ancients had mastered extruded aluminum ladders. |
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| Noël explores the subterranean | "Trail of Tears." There were many crying kids wilting in the heat on their way back to the visitor center. | From a distance one may ask "was there life?" |
Zoom in and you'll find not one, but two towers of power! |
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