We did a Ranger lead tour of Cliff Palace on Chapin Mesa in the morning. We had to do two different tours since we had Aragorn and didn’t feel good about leaving him in the car or camper. We hiked the Soda Canyon Overlook Trail to get a look at Balcony House. The Balcony House tour wasn’t being offered since it was off season. It was great that there were much fewer people which is why we decided to stay longer at Mesa Verde than we originally planned for.
We headed over to Wetherill Mesa in the afternoon to check out Long House which is another large house like Cliff Palace. The big loop there is a bike/hike road. We saw lots of burn areas as well.
Cedar Tree Tower
Cliff Palace
Balcony House
Long House
