tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post4991269939570318018..comments2024-03-18T08:56:42.730-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Southwest trip day 13: Mesa Verde National Park, COGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-90822021036782296482012-08-06T08:37:30.841-07:002012-08-06T08:37:30.841-07:00What a trip! The only thing that would make it bet...What a trip! The only thing that would make it better would be a final stop in St. Louis -- it's only another 13 hours or so, right? ;-)<br /><br />Beautiful stuff in every post, but I have to admit I like the natural posts more than the city ones.<br /><br />Hard to believe those burned trees are over a decade old -- I would have expected new trees by now!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-81083635727060829822012-08-06T07:51:04.601-07:002012-08-06T07:51:04.601-07:00Claustrophobia alert! There is no way I could do t...Claustrophobia alert! There is no way I could do that...but more power to you!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-68103744533638802402012-08-06T06:43:50.453-07:002012-08-06T06:43:50.453-07:00I should have added that the burned trees are from...I should have added that the burned trees are from a huge wild fire that swept through the park in the year 2000.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-5411547805203371922012-08-06T06:38:41.687-07:002012-08-06T06:38:41.687-07:00By then I will have gone through all my photos. So...By then I will have gone through all my photos. So far I've taken 3,161 photos although many of them are duplicates with slightly different exposure.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-28303937141049464382012-08-06T06:37:31.260-07:002012-08-06T06:37:31.260-07:00The park seemed to be deserted when we entered but...The park seemed to be deserted when we entered but it seems that everybody goes to the same two or three attractions. If I had a choice, I wouldn't travel in mid-summer but with kids in school we don't have much of a choice.<br /><br />Next time I want to do Balcony House. It's reservations only and involves crawling through a tunnel :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-61096021730260738052012-08-06T02:23:20.385-07:002012-08-06T02:23:20.385-07:00Love the leaving pictures too, the contrast of the...Love the leaving pictures too, the contrast of the road in the middle of the arid scape. And the Cliff Palace, wow!!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-16801667046803593352012-08-05T22:26:06.338-07:002012-08-05T22:26:06.338-07:00Great photos of great locations. Looking forward t...Great photos of great locations. Looking forward to the slideshow next year in Davis. BillBill Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242261785391607840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-88966044765970781222012-08-05T21:36:49.928-07:002012-08-05T21:36:49.928-07:00Since we didn't get to tour Cliff Palace I fee...Since we didn't get to tour Cliff Palace I feel very lucky that Spruce Tree House was fairly empty when we were there.<br /><br />Love the "leaving" pictures and I know exactly what you mean about those clouds.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com