The Mesa Verde Foundation strives to provide exciting and educational experience through our tours and events. Tours provide those seeking deeper experiences at Mesa Verde National Park and the greater Ancestral Puebloan region with in-depth experiences. Our events provide ways for people to engage further with the Foundation in communities throughout the Four Corners region.
Each year, the Mesa Verde Foundation holds special tours of Mesa Verde National Park and the greater Ancestral Puebloan world. Guests have enjoyed incredible tour experiences including a horseback ride through Navajo Canyon to Spring House and annual fall tour in the park with MVF board members and tour leaders Dr. Andy Gulliford, Professor of History and Environmental Studies at Fort Lewis College, and Peter Pino, tribal leader and traditional spiritual leader of the Zia Pueblo in New Mexico. We are excited to announce our 2019 tours and hope you will be able to join us!
Join Dr. Andrew Gulliford, Professor of History and Environmental Studies at Fort Lewis College, and Peter Pino, former Governor of the Pueblo of Zia, Tribal Council Member and Kiva Leader, who will lead a four-day tour of Mesa Verde National Park.
This year’s tour is very special. It will include a visit to Mug House, a massive, multiroom dwelling (94 rooms and eight kivas) at the farthest end of Wetherill Mesa rarely seen by the public. Every few years the park allows small group visitation and Mesa Verde Foundation is pleased to offer this special opportunity to our supporters. The discoverers of Mug House found many artifacts, including three mugs tied together with a yucca cord, giving Mug House its name.
During the four-day tour, the group will visit iconic cliff dwellings and learn about the history of Ancestral Puebloans who lived at Mesa Verde from both traditional and scholarly perspectives. The tour will include a stay at the Far View Lodge within the park, six meals and an exclusive reception at the Superintendent’s home in the park.
Cost: $1,200/ $1,100 for Mesa Verde Foundation Members
Single Supplement $65.
Limited to 20.
To register and for more information, contact Mesa Verde Foundation at 303-321-3120 or info@mesaverdefoundation.org
The Mesa Verde Foundation is offering an exclusive horse-back tour of Mesa Verde National Park. While horseback rides were once common in the park in the early 20th century, today rides are very limited, and the Mesa Verde Foundation is one of only a few organizations sanctioned to lead such a ride. The ride will travel through stunning vistas, across mesas, and will pass by many archaeological wonders of the park.
Guests will arrive on September 12 and enjoy a wine and cheese reception at Toh-Atin Gallery in Durango. At the reception, participants will have the opportunity to get acquainted with other riders and to prepare for this riding adventure. On September 13, participants will ride up to eight miles roundtrip for stunning views of cliff dwellings from a perspective not seen by most park visitors. Riders will enjoy a gourmet lunch and the opportunity to view archaeological sites before the return ride. The trip will conclude with a tour of world-renowned Skyhorse Saddlemakers on September 14.
Participants should be experienced and are welcome to bring their own horse or lease one for the tour. Mesa Verde Foundation has made arrangements for horse rentals through Rimrock Outfitters in Mancos. The cost of leasing a horse is approximately $200 for the day. There is no stabling of horses in the park, but arrangements can be made to keep horses overnight in Mancos. Hotel accommodations, horse boarding or rentals and some meals are the responsibility of individual participants. The ride will go, rain or shine. All proceeds support Mesa Verde Foundation and Mesa Verde National Park
Cost: $600/ $550 for Mesa Verde Foundation Members
Limited to 20
To register and for more information, contact Mesa Verde Foundation at 303-321-3120 or info@mesaverdefoundation.org
Register before May 1 and receive a $50 discount on your fees!
The Mesa Verde Foundation holds events in communities throughout the Four Corners area, including an annual series of fundraising breakfasts in Denver, Durango and Santa Fe.
History Colorado Center
1200 Broadway
Join us for a complimentary breakfast. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 am. Check-in and coffee will start at 8:00 am. Mesa Verde National Park Museum Curator Tara Tavis will present the Treasures of Mesa Verde and Superintendent Cliff Spencer will provide an update about the park. We will ask guests to consider supporting the Mesa Verde Foundation’s work, and although there is no obligation to give, we hope you will consider supporting this wonderful cause. 100% of donations raised that day will go for our tax-exempt purposes.
Please RSVP to info@mesaverdefoundation.org or 303-321-3120
Kennebec Café
Join us for a complimentary breakfast. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 am. Check-in and coffee will start at 8:00 am. Mesa Verde National Park Museum Curator Tara Tavis will present the Treasures of Mesa Verde and Superintendent Cliff Spencer will provide an update about the park. We will ask guests to consider supporting the Mesa Verde Foundation’s work, and although there is no obligation to give, we hope you will consider supporting this wonderful cause. 100% of donations raised that day will go for our tax-exempt purposes.
Please RSVP to info@mesaverdefoundation.org or 303-321-3120