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Mesa Verde Hidden Dwelling

The road passed right by the entrance to Mesa Verde
National Park, and since I had gotten an early start on
the day's drive, I elected to drive in.  Unfortuantely, the
main attraction is not open to dogs, so I drove to a backup
set of ruins where dogs were allowed on the trail.

However, the trail was a mile round-trip.  Between Suki's
short legs (she's a long-haired Dachshund), the heat and
lack of water, I elected not to try that hike, either.

On the drive out, however, on a whim I pulled over at the
McElmo Canyon Overlook.  On the far wall I thought I could detect
some kind of structure built under an overhang.  As the photos
show (scroll right), I was correct.