Thursday, April 10, 2008

Soda Canyon Trail

The Soda Canyon Trail at Mesa Verde in southwest Colorado is a 1.2 mile round trip to three overlooks of Soda Canyon. The trailhead is on the Cliff Palace Loop a short distance past Balcony House.
 The name of Soda Canyon comes from the white mineral deposits left by seep springs near the canyon rim. This is a good trail to hike immediately following a tour of Balcony House.

The first two overlooks are the only places where Balcony House can be viewed without actually being inside the ruin site. The terrain here is mostly level and passes through a Pinon Pine and Juniper forest. It takes about 0:40 minutes to hike this trail.

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