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Outside the Park: Mesa Verde and Other Parks
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  • Updated By grandmaR on August 22, 2005
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  • Spruce House in 1966 - Grand Canyon National Park
    Spruce House in 1966
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    After we left the Grand Canyon National Park, our next destination was Mesa Verde. This is more than just a daytrip away from the Grand Canyon although you could probably drive there in one day.We were headed for Denver where my aunt and uncle (my father's brother and SIL) lived.

    Because we were coming from California, we didn't get to see Bryce National Park or Zion National Park in Utah on our way to the Grand Canyon. (They are about 2 hours drive apart, and Zion is about 350 miles north of the Grand Canyon, AZ) We also missed Pipe Springs National Monument, and Lake Powell/Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

    Neither did we make a detour through the Petrified Forest National Park/Painted Desert or the Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The latter site is 160 miles from Mesa Verde. We did stop briefly at the area known as Four Corners, the only spot where four states actually meet in the USA. This actual site is on Indian land

    Mesa Verde is a more intimate site than the Grand Canyon, and is definitely worthwhile

    I know we visited Spruce Tree House which is the third largest cliff dwelling. It was constructed between AD 1211 and 1278 by the ancestors of the Puebloan peoples of the Southwest. The dwelling contains about 130 rooms and 8 kivas (kee-vahs), or ceremonial chambers, built into a natural cave measuring 216 feet (66 meters) at greatest width and 89 feet (27 meters) at its greatest depth. It is thought to have been home for about 80 people.

    .. Due to the protection of the overhanging cliff, Spruce Tree House had deteriorated very little through the years

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  • Phone: 970-529-4465
  • Directions: Mesa Verde is - 427 miles to the South Rim via Grants and Flagstaff - 303 miles to the South Rim via the Navajo Trail - 413 miles to the North Rim via the Navajo Trail
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/meve/cliff_dwellings/spruce_tree_house_home.htm

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    Outside the Park: Grand Canyon
  • Updated By dantes2 on July 13, 2004
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    The IMAX presentation in Tusayan about "The Secrets of the Grand Canyon" is exceptionally good!

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    Outside the Park: Visiting the Park
  • Updated By dantes2 on July 13, 2004
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    The town just outside the South Rim Gate to the National Park is Tusayan. Although there are still bus loads of visitors you should be able to get a room in November, even without reservations.

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    Outside the Park: Hoover Dam...
  • By cucaracha on April 18, 2004
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    If you are coming from Nevada (e.i. Las Vegas!) you could stop at the Hoover Dam, it is an impressive engineering piece.

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    Outside the Park: Meet the Hopis
  • By RAINBOWWINGS on August 16, 2007
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  • Me and the family - Grand Canyon National Park
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    Just outside of the Park and opposite the Squires Inn Hotel theres an American Indian craft market every Saturday morning.

    About 2 dozen stalls selling amazing handmade jewllery, ceramics and tapestries and at an even more amazing price.These lovely people selling their wares explained in detail what every design represented on their jewllery....from the bear paw which meant healing, to the wheel which meant long life.....so interesting. But the nicest bit about this market is that you get a chance to meet the small family of the Hopi tribe.

    The grandfather is the narrator, and my did he teach us a thing or two. He tells of their history and their philosophy and had us mesmerised for over an hour. Two younger men show us their dance and their music...or rather how to play the drum and how the beat represents the heartbeat, and the two young daughters sing and tell us more tales of their ancestors. We even got a chance to join in on a real Hopi tribal dance of peace.

    What a fabulous way to spend a morning.

  • Directions: Opposite the Best Western Squires Inn hotel just outside of the Park

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    Outside the Park: Painted Desert
  • By ceswho on July 26, 2003
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    Miles of Desert Land next to the Navajo Indian Reservation.

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    Outside the Park: The Road To Fredonia
  • By 36waterfalls on June 17, 2006
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  • Painted Desert - Grand Canyon National Park
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    There's a whole world outside the South Rim, with impressive landscapes, sensational colors and long winding roads to explore. Just keep driving and taking in the scenery, you won't be disappointed.
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  • Directions: Exit South Rim at Desert View, keep following the road until Cameron, change into Hwy89 all the way to Marble Canyon, where it changes into Interstate89.

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