Here are several more specific scenes of Step House, which is the self-guided portion of the mesa.  Long House, which I will visit sometime in the future, is only accessible via guided tour.

Then, it was time to climb back out of Step House Canyon.

In the end, a lone bird made the statement that nature is the most resilient of forces.

So, another fine visit to Colorado came to an end, following dinner at Jack and Janelle’s, in Cortez, on August 1.  Ironically, a second such visit will end on Thursday.