We visited Mesa Verde National Park with Durango Rivertrippers archeologist, Denise Galley. Denise was amazing! The visit was amazing! Denise is a degreed archeologist, who previously worked for the National Park Service at Mesa Verde. Denise was extremely knowledgeable in regard to all the sites, geology, archeology, and culture. Denise was able to make these ancestral dwelling places come to life, linking the past to the present, and showing how even though these dwellings may be from 560 BC to 1200 AD, they are more than buildings, they tell a story of people, a story that is still unfolding. We have been all over the world, from Petra to the Pyramids, and our tour to Mesa Verde today was on par, of not better, because this is the real history of the land and people who were here, and to whom we are indebted. Thank you Denise and Durango Rivertrippers! If anyone has questions, please message me.