If you have kids, add Mesa Verde to your list. Cliff dwellings. Ladders. Tunnels. Ancient ruins. It felt like stepping into a real-life Indiana Jones movie and my son wss obsessed. ⚠️ Pro tip: The best cliff dwellings require advance reservations. Tours to book early: • Cliff Palace (most popular) • Balcony House (ladders tunnel 😳) Save this for your National Park bucket list 🏜️ 📍 Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Smore Time Together

Watch what happens when rocks fall at Cliff Palace. This is from August, when we closed down tours to spall off loose rocks above Cliff Palace. All of these sandstone alcoves are unstable, and small pieces often fall. When bigger rocks threaten, we try to knock them loose. Sometimes, the threatening rocks are so large that we have to close down whole alcoves. That's why Spruce Tree House is closed this year. (sdb) | Mesa Verde National Park