82: Mesa Verde National Park Fun Facts: 5 Things You Didn't Know

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

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

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are headed back to one of our favorite National Parks — Mesa Verde! We are diving into the fun facts about this park and focusing on the people who lived here. The incredible human history in this area is what this park is all about, and we are so excited to share it with you! Join us as we take a deep dive into the Ancestral Puebloans who called Mesa Verde home. In this episode, we discuss: The surprising number of cliff dwellings in this national park The number of tribes that have special ties to Mesa Verde The largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde The insanely cool things that archeologists have found in this park The magic and the mystery of this park This park protects the heritage of our country in a sacred and beautiful way, and it’s up to us to learn about it and how we can preserve it. We hope these fun facts will help you cherish this amazing place as you explore it with your family and friends! Don’t forget to complete your task for this week! Do you think Long House is the *actual* largest cliff dwelling in North America? Or do you stand by the NPS and vote for Cliff Palace? Head over to the Dirt In My Shoes Facebook or Instagram page and cast your vote! Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	We can literally watch the rise and fall of their civilization.
0:05.0	Literally.
0:06.0	I use that word a lot when I shouldn't use the word literally.
0:10.2	Maybe go back and not see.
0:12.2	Because you can't literally see.
0:14.2	You can legitimately.
0:17.8	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:23.0	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:27.2	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail and I'm here to make National Park
0:32.0	Trip Planning easy.
0:33.5	And I'm John.
0:34.5	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories, and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much, like flowers.
0:41.8	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:46.3	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:50.4	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:53.2	Let's start exploring.
1:02.0	So I owe you an apology, John, and I'd like to formally say it over the air.
1:08.1	I'm sorry.
1:09.8	Let me pull out my list of grievances.
1:13.0	This is for one specific thing.
1:15.1	What is this about?
1:16.5	So when we were recording the Exploring Mesa Verde episode, I was questioning like everything
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