Anasazi Heritage Center hosts luminaria show

Battery-powered candles required a long exposure to capture the luminarias’ glow at the Escalante Ruins, above the Anasazi Heritage Center on Thursday night. After Mesa Verde National Park canceled its annual luminaria event because of safety and stability concerns at Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde Country decided to host a luminaria show at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores.

A bonfire warms visitors to the Anasazi Heritage Center luminaria show Thursday night.

The sunset makes a backdrop for Escalante Ruins, which placed bags set for the luminarias on Thursday night.

Lanny Wagner takes a sunset picture while waiting for the Escalante Ruins’ luminaria show on Thursday night.