Cortez, CO – Mesa Verde National Park is located in southwestern Colorado near the town of Cortez. Mesa Verde is also a World Heritage Site. It protects some of the best preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United States. Created by... 
Petroglyph Point (Mesa Verde National Park) Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado is one of the crown jewels of the National Park System, both from a cultural perspective and a scenic one. While most people focus on a guided ancient ruins tour (which is a... 
Natural Bridges National Monument’s “three majestic natural bridges invite you to ponder the power of water in a landscape usually defined by its absence. View them from an overlook, or hit the trails and experience their grandeur from below. Declared a... 
We spent two weeks hiking and touring the spectacular geology, scenery and archaeological, cultural and historic sites of southeastern Utah. We toured Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Cedar Mesa/Grand Gulch (including Mule Canyon... 
From deep sandstone canyons and desert mesas to perennial streams and mountain tops, Cedar Mesa, Grand Gulch, Bears Ears National Monument, and other public lands in San Juan County Utah have outstanding geologic features, iconic of the southwest. Within this... 
Chinle, AZ – Located in northeastern Arizona, Canyon de Chelly National Monument (pronounced “Shay”) is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North... 
