Once we settled into the house and caught up with one another, we headed into downtown Durango to check things out. They have a very cute downtown with lots of shops and restaurants. We had a great time walking around and then headed back to the house to relax for the evening...or relax as much as you can when there's a water balloon war going on. The next day we headed to Mesa Verde National Park which is a couple of hours from Durango. Mesa Verde is home to hundreds of ancient Pueblan cliff dwellings that date back almost 1500 years. They are amazing!
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| Hanging out downtown...Oliver wasn't too sure about that guy! |
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| Cute cousins! |
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| Eventually, they resorted to throwing water balloons on themselves :) |
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| Silly boys! |
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| The older siblings |
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| We took a little walk around the property, looking for animals...and found some cool cacti! |
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| And more deer... |
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| Oliver was a big fan of all of Finley's art supplies. |
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| Mesa Verde National Park |
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| Aidan, Oliver and Finley |
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| Cliff dwellings |
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| Looking down into one of the rooms...this would usually be covered and accessible by ladder |
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| Different rooms |
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| Looking into one of the rooms |
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| A cliff dwelling from afar |
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| Mesa Verde is a beautiful park! |
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| Lots of beautiful landscape |
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| There are over 600 cliff dwellings in this park...remarkable! |
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| This is the one we visited. |
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| Probably my favorite vacation picture...this was at the picnic area where we ate lunch. |
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| Somebody was getting overheated and overtired at this point...ha! |
