Mountaineers Books  Hike the Parks: Mesa Verde National Park & Beyond

• Southwestern Colorado boasts spectacular hikes as well as archaeological sites that offer insight into the region's Ancestral Puebloan, Navajo, Apache and Ute peoples
• This compact guidebook features 30 field-tested trails
• Includes suggested itineraries for trips spanning 1 to 3 days
• Hikes are in Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument
• Also includes hikes in the nearby Colorado Plateau towns of Cortez, Delores and Mancos
• The centerpiece of this region, Mesa Verde, was one of the very first U.S. national parks and is also a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Mesa Verde is renowned for its hundreds of iconic cliff dwellings and 5,000 archaeological sites
• A handful of trails among the area's forests and rivers, in places such as Mancos State Park and McPhee Reservoir, contrast with the spectacular mesas and rock formations
• Many hikes include archaeological sites

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