Once we got our muddy tent packed up, we hit the road headed for Mesa Verde. We were luck & got to the park just in time to get a ticket for the 3pm tour of Balcony House. We got there at two & had an hour drive from park entrance. We made it in time & had a minute to stop at Cliff Palace, which was under construction, but still cool to look at. We saw that furry spider on our walk into Balcony House, not realizing what it was.