Home to 600 cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo people that lived in the area over 700 years ago, Mesa Verde National Park is like taking a step into the past. It is hard to believe how well preserved these archeological sites over looking Colorado’s Montezuma Valley have been kept. The hikes in Mesa Verde […]
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6 Best Day Hikes in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Although it only receives a fraction of the visitors compared to the Grand Canyon, Black Canyon of the Gunnison is truly a sight to behold. Because of its steepness, the interior of the canyon only receives about 33 minutes of sunlight a day which is where Black Canyon got its name. Routes into the inner […]
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4 Best Day Hikes in Great Sand Dunes National Park
Though not exactly where you would expect to find the largest dunes in North America, Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park is an incredibly diverse experience, hundreds of millennia in the making. The park is one big sand box surrounded by green mountains – the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. In addition to […]