Cliff Palace Tour – Mesa Verde

Cliff Palace Tour – Mesa Verde

Our second (and favorite) tour of the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings was the Cliff Palace Tour. This one didn’t have the 32 foot ladder or sketchy path down that the Balcony House did. But, Cliff Palace is a much larger and more visually impressive example of a...
Balcony House Hike – Mesa Verde

Balcony House Hike – Mesa Verde

Balcony House is one of the great Ranger-led tours available at Mesa Verde National Park. Balcony House is an interesting example of a medium sized cliff dwelling with well-preserved rooms, kivas, and plazas that are all viewable by the public. The Park Service calls...
Great Brewery in Historic Building

Great Brewery in Historic Building

Comanche Creek Brewing Company is a great little family-owned microbrewery approximately 2 miles outside Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The brewery is located in a 1940s era cabin that was formerly the blacksmith’s workshop for the family ranch which has been operating...
Black Mesa – Oklahoma’s Highest Point

Black Mesa – Oklahoma’s Highest Point

Black Mesa is part of a series of large mesas (or buttes) in the tip of the Oklahoma panhandle, and includes the state’s highest point at 4,973 feet. It comes by the name naturally, as it is capped by a large, black lava layer that appeared to be unique for the...