Palo Duro Canyon

We made it to Amarillo today around noon. Checked into the rv park and headed to Palo Duro Canyon. The canyon is billed as the Grand Canyon of Texas. I have seen the Grand Canyon in Arizona and believe me, the one in Texas isn't that grand. I guess for Texas it is. It is a very pretty drive and very different than anything else we have seen in the state. The panhandle part of Texas is pretty flat and this canyon just appears out of nowhere. Goodnight, of cattle drive fame, started the first cattle ranch in the panhandle of TX in the canyon. It grew to over 1,000,000 acres of land and ran 100,000 head cattle in it's prime. The dugout Louise is standing in front of is where Goodnight stayed when first starting up the ranch. We may return to the canyon to do some hiking before we leave the area. They say the best rock formations are off the road along the trails. Not sure yet how long we will stay here, maybe Monday. Tomorrow the plan is to go a museum or 2 depending on time.

Till next time

Duane and Louise