We had parked near the Alluvial Fan parking lot and I had walked across Fall River Road to get a different angle on the scenery for photos. This image is one of a number of thistle plants in bloom.
Along lower Fall River Road, Rocky Mountains National Park, September 2, 2009
Gallery: Fall River and Trail Ridge – September 2, 2009
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Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park.
Gallery: Fern Lake Trail – September 5, 2009
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Autumn Leaf, Seven Hollows Trail, Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas.
Information: Petit Jean State Park and Petit Jean Mountain
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Mesa Verde’s Balcony House is a very memorable — and challenging — place to visit. It certainly isn’t for those who have a fear of heights or a problem with tight spaces. Those with health problems that prevent strenuous activity should not attempt this tour.
From the park website: The Balcony House tour requires visitors to descend a 100 foot staircase into the canyon; climb a 32 foot ladder; crawl through a 12 foot, 18 inches wide tunnel; and clamber up an additional 60 feet on ladders and stone steps.
The climb out:
Rain in Montezuma Valley:
Tansy Aster against a ruin wall:
Mesa Verde National Park, September 14, 2009
We had tickets for a 10 AM ranger guided tour of Balcony House. We had been to this ruin at least two other times before, the first in 1986, when we were in our mid-thirties.
To get into the ruin requires a bit of a climb, shown in the two views below and the one on the right, which exaggerates the steepness of the ladder because I had to rotate the image a little to get it all in.
Waiting to go through the small passage:
A hungry coyote zeros in on food — found on road:
Rabbitbrush with Sleeping Ute Mountain in the background:
image and information from September 14, 2009
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After supper, we took the Knife’s Edge Trail, a 2 mile round trip hike on part of the route of the original 1914 main access road into the park.
image and information from September 13, 2009
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Mesa Verde National Park, September 12, 2009
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Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas
6-21-2008
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Devil’s Den State Park photo gallery
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