We checked into our room at the Far View Lodge which is in Mesa Verde right across the street from the visitors center at 5:45 and were cleaned up and ready for dinner at 6:30. The restaurant in the lodge was excellent - expensive, but excellent. We ordered a bottle of wine with dinner and since we only drank half of it, we corked it up and took it back to our room where we sat on our balcony and drank wine and watched the sunset. Perfect ending to a wonderful day.
Day 7 -June 7th - Moab to Mesa Verde National Park
This morning we were up and on the road by 8:15. We drove straight to Mesa Verde National Park and arrived there at 10:15. We spent the rest of the day touring the park. The highlight of the day was our tour of the Cliff Palace. This is a special tour that you can only go on when lead by a ranger. Our ranger guide, Sara, was excellent and very informative. After Cliff Palace we visited a few more sites that you can do on your own including Spruce Tree House.
