We made a quick trip over to Colorado last weekend and visited Mesa Verde National Park. Perfect weather! Not too crowded! Nice!!! Here are a few more pics:
If you go, DEFINITELY get a guided tour. The park rangers are so knowledgeable and can answer most of your questions. The history of the area is fascinating.
Sadly, a lot of the area had burn scars because Mesa Verde is prone to lightning strikes and can receive up to 100 strikes in a 24-hour period during the summer. 70% of the park has been burned by wildfires since it was established in 1906!
One thing I love about blogging is having posts to reference anytime/anywhere. I’m going to use this post as my National Parks Bucket List and keep track of where we’ve visited and where we still need to go! So many! It will take a while to finish this big bucket list. But so fun!
LIST OF US NATIONAL PARKS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
- Acadia National Park {done}
- Arches National Park {done}
- Badlands National Park
- Big Bend National Park
- Biscayne National Park
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park {done}
- Canyonlands National Park {done}
- Capitol Reef National Park {done}
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Channel Islands National Park
- Congaree National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Denali National Park and Preserve
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Gateway Arch National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park {done}
- Grand Teton National Park
- Great Basin National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park {done}
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Haleakala National Park
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park {done}
- Hot Springs National Park
- Indiana Dunes National Park
- Isle Royale National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Katmai National Park and Preserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Kings Canyon National Park {done}
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Mesa Verde National Park {done}
- Mount Rainier National Park
- National Park of American Samoa
- New River Gorge National Park
- North Cascades National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Redwood National Park {done}
- Rocky Mountain National Park {done}
- Saguaro National Park
- Sequoia National Park {done}
- Shenandoah National Park
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Virgin Islands National Park
- Voyageurs National Park
- White Sands National Park
- Wind Cave National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
- Yellowstone National Park {done}
- Yosemite National Park {done}
- Zion National Park {done}
Have a great day! Do or learn something NEW!
