Video TR: Mesa Verde National Park, CO

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It's been a while since I posted one of our video TRs here, but Mesa Verde is such a special place that I feel compelled to do so.

We found stellar boondocking on USFS land for just about any size rig on Madden Peak Road in Mancos, just 15 minutes from the main entrance to Mesa Verde. For those who may be unaware, Mesa Verde is a collection of ancient Puebloan cliff dwellings and we tour Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in North America that dates back to 1190 AD. The craftsmanship that these people exhibited in building these small villages is nothing short of remarkable, and it's a testament to that craftsmanship that these residences are largely still standing over 800 years later.

If you do visit Mesa Verde, by all means sign up for one of the tours. That way you get to view the dwellings up close, rather than just from a distance from the canyon rim. You also gain fascinating insight from the explanations the ranger gives during your one-hour tour.

OK, without further ado here's the video:

https://youtu.be/BN1vFQ234iI

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Blazing Zippers wrote:
Grand Adventure, I've enjoyed all of your videos. Thanks.

Thank you so much, Blazing Zippers!!

[Blazing_Zippers]

Grand Adventure, I've enjoyed all of your videos. Thanks.

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2gypsies wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
Early on when you started posting your drone shots they were much sharper image wise. Have you switched drones?

I didn't think drones were allowed in the park.

That's correct. It wasn't flown within the park.

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goducks10 wrote:
Early on when you started posting your drone shots they were much sharper image wise. Have you switched drones?

I didn't think drones were allowed in the park.

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goducks10 wrote:
Thanks for the video. Always entertaining and informative.

Thank you!

goducks10 wrote:
Whens the best time to visit?

I'd think right around when we were there in September. Summers can be very, very warm at that altitude and latitude.

goducks10 wrote:
Early on when you started posting your drone shots they were much sharper image wise. Have you switched drones?

Nope, same one. I might have screwed up a setting, who knows?

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Thanks for the video. Always entertaining and informative.
Couple questions.
Whens the best time to visit?
Early on when you started posting your drone shots they were much sharper image wise. Have you switched drones?

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Clarryhill wrote:
Very nicely done, Sir. We were there this spring, but we were in the middle of getting from "here" to "there" and did not have time to fit in one of the tours. But that fascinating place is on our "return to" list for sure. Absolutely fabulous.

Thank you! You must return, for it's truly not the same without one of the tours. Like I mention both above and in the video, without a tour you're just looking down upon the ruins from a distance on the rim. When you can walk amongst them, you gain a completely different perspective.

[Clarryhill]

Very nicely done, Sir. We were there this spring, but we were in the middle of getting from "here" to "there" and did not have time to fit in one of the tours. But that fascinating place is on our "return to" list for sure. Absolutely fabulous.

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lots2seeinmyrv wrote:
Enjoyed your video, thank you for posting 🙂

Thank you!

[lots2seeinmyrv]

Enjoyed your video, thank you for posting 🙂

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agesilaus wrote:
From the last time we were there, you better sign up for the tours online well before you get there. They were booked solid for days and only one was a non-reserved tour.

We were there twice, both last year and this year in early September. Both times I was able to walk in and get a tour ticket for the next available tour without any difficulty at all, with barely enough time to drive from the Visitor Center to the tour meeting point. If I'd wanted to give myself more time for the drive the entire rest of the day was still available, too.

What time of year were you there?

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From the last time we were there, you better sign up for the tours online well before you get there. They were booked solid for days and only one was a non-reserved tour.