Spruce Tree Ruin--Below park headquarters. May be visited at your leisure without guide. Ranger on duty in this ruin for information. Nature trail--The path to Spruce Tree Ruin has been prepared with a series of signs explaining the flora and rock formations. Horseback trips--Splendid trails lead in all directions. Large, unexcavated ruins, magnificent canyons and mesas off the beaten path unfold the charm of this primitive region. Rates are very reasonable. Hikes--To any section of the park can be arranged for with the park naturalist. If sufficient numbers enroll for such hikes, a naturalist guide will be provided. +Accommodations+ At park headquarters, 20 miles from entrance. SPRUCE TREE LODGE--Cabins, tents, meals, beverages, campers' supplies, and curios. FREE GOVERNMENT CAMPGROUND--Firewood and water furnished. [Illustration: AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE] * * * * * * * FOOTNOTES: [1] Approximate dating. Exact dating by the methods of tree-ring chronology is yet to be accomplished. [2] The Secret of the Southwest Solved by Talkative Tree Rings, by A. E. Douglass: National Geographic Magazine. December 1929. [3] For complete bibliography apply at the park museum or write to the Superintendent, Mesa Verde National Park. [4] Copies in Mesa Verde Museum Library. * * * * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES With the exception of the following items, the text presented here matches the printed booklet which may include some inconsistancies with modern usage that were left unchanged: A. Rearranged Text: Footnotes moved to the end of the text. B. Typographical Corrections: Page ii - missing period after "(4,192 feet)" Page iii - missing period after "Visitors" Page 2 - comma moved out of quotes "The Mesa Verde region", C. Emphasis Notation: _Text_ Italics +Text+ Bold + Italics End of Project Gutenberg's Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, by Anonymous