Good Reads

Mesa Verde National Park: The First 100 Years, by Rose Houk, Faith Marcovecchio, and Duane A. Smith, captures the park as it celebrated its centennial.

Fire on the Mesa, by Tracey Chavis, discusses the wildfires that have been scarring Mesa Verde.

Mesa Verde: Ancient Architecture, by Jesse Walter Fewkes, tells the stories behind the park's dwellings.

Mesa Verde Museum Association. The Mesa Verde Museum Association sells books and other educational and interpretive materials at its stores in the park—at the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum, Far View Visitor Center, Wetherill Mesa kiosk, and Morefield Ranger Station—and at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez. 800/305-6053 or 970/529-4445. www.mesaverde.org.