When we were in the Amarillo area a few weeks back and were told that we should definitely see the Palo Duro Canyon state park (aka the Grand Canyon of Texas)! WOW what a place - just gorgeous.
One of the things we do when we settle into a place for a few days is to ask the "locals" what we should do in their area (hmmm sounds like Rachel Ray when she did that show about dining for $25. a day or something, before she had her foolish "talk show". I'm clearly not a big fan, but asking the locals is a great "tip")
The photo above was taken from the first rest area about 1/2 mile after the park entrance. Obviously, this is from a high point (perhaps the highest but I'm not certain). Photos below were randomly taken throughout the park. I just fell in love with the varying colors of the rocks/mountains ~ reds, browns, yellows, absolutely beautiful.
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| There were five or six places where water crossed the road - all with warnings about flash flooding! This was the only one that actually did have water on the road, and it was about seven or eight inches deep I'd estimate. Arlo thought for sure it was there for his water playing pleasure! |
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| note the cave in this rock |
As well as many rv camping areas throughout the park there were these really neat "cow camp cabins".
They were really interesting, although of course they were all locked. If you go to the link above you can see a couple photos of the inside. Not a bad deal for $60./night, well I guess not everyone would agree ~ there is the bathroom issue!
The roads and buildings in the park were constructed by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in the 1930's. There are many many miles of hiking and biking trails within this huge park.
Not to mention a herd of Texas Longhorns!
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