Exit78 Photo of the Day #74
Sometimes, trails get a little constricted.
Narrow Point on Petroglyph Point Loop Trail; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, September 26, 2015 (Pentax K-3 II)
Petroglyph Point Trail (National Park Service) provides views of Spruce and Navajo Canyons and is the only trail in the park to view petroglyphs. It is a 2.4 mile loop trail with multiple uphill sections. The trailhead is located near the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum. Please contact a ranger for times the gate above the trailhead is open. Trail guide available. Registration at the trailhead or museum is required.
This trail didn’t require registration when we took it in 2015. It passes Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling, which is current closed to visitors because the the danger of rock falls from above. I suspect this is the reason for the registration requirement.
Take water! We hiked this in late September on a warm day. We had water, but should have had more. I was pretty parched by the time we got back to the parking lot.
Series notes:
- The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
- Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
