80: Exploring Mesa Verde National Park: Best Tips + Activities

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

We are exploring Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park in this episode of Exploring the National Parks. This unique national park is for anyone who loves history, especially the fascinating story of the people native to the Southwest! Mesa Verde is a sacred homeland to 26 different Native American tribes, and it protects the heritage of these incredible people. It represents such an important part of our history as Americans, and we are so excited to dive into this truly special and sacred national park with you today! In this episode, we discuss: The amazing architecture you’ll see in this park Some helpful reminders for the drive when visiting this park What to skip while you’re in this park and what you can’t miss The must-see sights on the Mesa Top Loop What makes the Cliff Palace Loop the best part of the park Our top favorite tour to take in Mesa Verde Where to get the best tacos in Mesa Verde Construction to watch out for Why we love Long House The gateway towns to check out near Mesa Verde We hope you get the chance to visit Mesa Verde! It’s such an incredible park to visit with so much history. Plan to visit for a couple of days, and be sure to get your advanced reservations if you want to tour the cliff dwellings! Don’t forget to complete your task for this week! Head over to the Dirt in My Shoes Facebook or Instagram page and check out our photo of the Balcony House ladder. Would you climb it?! Leave a comment and let us know. Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	I wonder if the native people that lived here had kind of an anti-vandalism ethic.
0:05.3	Yeah.
0:05.8	There's too many of us around here. We can't all be drawn on the rocks.
0:10.5	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:15.5	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:19.5	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail, and I'm here to make National Park
0:24.4	Trip Planning easy.
0:26.0	And I'm John.
0:27.0	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories, and notice all the things that Ash doesn't
0:31.0	care about much, like rocks.
0:34.3	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:38.7	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:42.8	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:45.6	Let's start exploring.
0:52.6	Over the years, it has been really fun to interact with parks people for many different reasons.
1:00.1	But I think one reason, especially for me, is because it has become abundantly clear that parks people have their very own subculture.
1:11.7	What do you mean by parks people?
1:13.1	Those people who love to go to the parks?
1:15.4	I feel like it's even, it's not just like people that like to.
1:18.3	People who base their whole lives over going to the parks.
1:22.0	I feel like parks people are people that somehow have national parks as part of their identity.
1:31.4	Yeah.
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