Day 15
1 July 2011
Canyon, TX

What an amazing place! I'm talking about Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas. We got in here (Palo Duro RV Park in Canyon, TX) in early afternoon and, after a short lunch, headed for the reason we stopped here: the Palo Duro Canyon. This is the second canyon in the US to the Grand Canyon. You are driving across the plains of the Texas Panhandle when all of a sudden the ground drops away and this awesome sight begins to unfold before you. Today, I'm going to let some pictures tell the story.

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

 In wide view pictures it is truly hard to give a perspective on size, depth, length, etc. But this is an impressive sight!

It was a hot day, so we didn't do any serious hiking. As you can see from the thermometers it was hot and getting hotter. The second thermometer is in the shade!

Your intrepid explorer and 105 degrees F.

110 degrees F. IN THE SHADE!

And just a few more.

Today, we will leave Canyon and head for Brantley Lake State Park, New Mexico. NEW MEXICO! Finally! Brantley Lake SP is in the southeastern part of the state near Carlsbad Caverns National Park.