View of Spruce Tree House, the third largest cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde and one of the most accessible to visitors.
- View of Spruce Tree House, the third largest cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde and one of the most accessible to visitors.
- A close-up of the construction at Spruce Tree House. The top of the ladder that you see in the center leads to an underground kiva, a ceremonial room.
- Here, you see a foot emerging from the light to descend a ladder as someone enters one of the kivas that are open to visitors.
- A view from above of Square Tower House, the largest structure in the park at 26-feet high.
- Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in North America, is seen from a distance.
- Visitors during a ranger-led tour of Cliff Palace.
- A closer view of the dwellings at Cliff Palace. In the upper right, you can see soot on the walls of one of the circular rooms.
- Another view of Cliff Palace, without visitors.
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