Mesa Verde

When we were in Cortez, Audrey took us to an amazing and unforgettable World Heritage Site. We wont forget almost running out of gas on our way up the mountain either. We like adventure so much that we just like to make ourselves all excited about things we don't need to be ;) Just kidding....

It was kind of exciting to have to find a ranger to help us get more gas for the car though...

We told Brooke and Will as we neared the homes made by Indians thousands of years ago, that this might be a good way to visualize how relatives of the Nephites and Lamenites lived. Brooke and Will only heard half the sentence I suppose, as they raved on about how, " They were so excited to meet a real Nephite today! "

The cliff dwellings were almost just as exciting, because they didn't complain when there were not real Indians in the cliff dwellings. But, I am sure it perked the ears of some tourists passing by us as Brooke exclaimed to Will, " Will....This is where the dead Nephites might have lived!"

"Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to 1300. Today the park protects nearly 5,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States. " Mesa Verde National Park website