We drove through Amarillo on our way to Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Amarillo Public Library
The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Amarillo. Painted horses, reminiscent of Chicago's cows, are located throughout the city.
Our cabin on the floor of the canyon is on the left; our nearest neighbor, on the right. Like the roads leading into and through the canyon, the cabins were built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Inside our cabin we found two flies...
Approximately 120 miles long, 20 miles wide and 1,000 feet deep, Palo Duro is the second largest canyon in the US. It was formed less than 1 million years ago when a fork of the Red River began carving through this high plain. We hiked land trod by dinosaurs.
We hiked a path...
...that led to the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River.
Flora and fauna of Palo Duro.
Rock formations dating back 250 million years.
I love that rich red color of the rock--it almost looks smeared on the mountainside.
ReplyDeleteAnd after a rainstorm, Jane, the colors are even more vivid.
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