Spruce Tree House Photoset • PrestonSands • 2009-04-11 • HikeArizona.COM

Spruce Tree House, CO

	2009-04-11
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Spruce Tree House

Southwest, CO

Spruce Tree House

Southwest, CO

Hiking	0.50 Miles	100 AEG

Hiking	0.50 Miles
	100 ft AEG

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I awoke to snow in Cortez, and feared I would not be able to go to Mesa Verde. Figured I'd try anyway. I arrived at the Park's entrance during a break in the storm, just in time for the snow plow to reopen the road.

I drove across the freshly frosted Mesa, arriving at the Chapin Mesa Museum during round two of the snowstorm. At this point, though, it had warmed up a bit, and the snow wasn't sticking. I walked down to discover the ruin was deserted except for me and two rangers. Talked with them for a bit, descended into the kiva

, then headed out when another determined group arrived. A memorable trip!

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Mesa Verde Anasazi Dwelling Mesa Verde Anasazi Kiva Mesa Verde Anasazi Storage Building

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[ checklist ] Mesa Verde National Park

Meteorology

Meteorology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Snow

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