Our first official destination was Palo
Duro Canyon
State Park in the panhandle of Texas. We’ve heard great
things about the second largest canyon in the US
(the first being the Grand Canyon, of course),
so we decided to hang here for a few days and enjoy some hiking.
Nicknamed the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” Palo Duro Canyon is 120 miles long and 800 feet
deep. There are horse trails, hiking trails, bike trails, as well as the famous
musical Texas performed in the summer months at
the amphitheatre. We arrived on a very hot day – in fact, we had to turn on the
air conditioning – however a cold front came-in during the night – the
temperatures dropped 30-40 degrees and the wind started howling. Since the one
big hike we wanted to do (Lighthouse Trail) was in the open and the wind was
whipping, and the temperatures were planned to keep dropping over the next few
days with more wind and potential frost, we decided to reduce our planned
four-day stay to a two-day stay and get back on the road a bit earlier than
planned. We did drive around on Day 1 and took some cool photos, and although disappointed
we weren’t able to hike, after five months workamping and living 10’ from our
neighbor, to sleep in the quiet, wake to see the red canyon walls and green
trees, and take it easy for a while, it was still a lovely time.
And here's just a cool picture of a flower outside the Visitor's Center. :-)
Easy and affordable - no matter where you are!
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