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by
Mike Cox
Once upon a time, a shower of shiny gold coins fell from the sky
over Palo Duro Canyon State Park south of Amarillo. No, really. This isn’t a fairy
tale. That actually happened one Saturday in the late spring of 1949, a decade
and a half after the scenic and history-rich Panhandle park opened to the public
on July 4, 1934... next
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| "It
doesn't take much imagination to see where the Prairie Dog Town fork of the Red
River once ran through. You can also see some of the roads down in the canyon
that I drove on later." - Terry
Jeanson |
Palo
Duro Canyon State Park Information11450
Park Road 5, Canyon,
TX 79015
806-488-2227
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Camping Reservations:
512-389-8900
Where
to Stay - Palo Canyon Area Hotels
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A Tour of Palo
Duro Canyon State ParkSome
of Texas' most spectacular scenery in a 16,000 acre park with 1,000 foot cliffs.
Photographer's Note:
Sit back and enjoy a small tour of Palo Duro
Canyon. My photos cannot capture the magnitude of this place and a wide angle
lens would really have come in handy, but I hope I can convey some of this marvelous
area to you through my pictures. - Terry
Jeanson |
| Welcome
to Palo Duro Canyon. Now pay $4.00 to get in. |
| Ladies
and gentlemen, we are beginning our descent. |
| Once you start driving
down into the canyon, the various geological formations and centuries of erosion
start to reveal themselves. |
| Enjoy the scenery
while using the convenient facilities. Showers are also available. |
| Two of the more distinctive
features in Palo Duro Canyon are Capitol Peak (above and in postcard below) and
Lighthouse Peak
(see postcard below.) Lighthouse Peak can only be reached by a hiking trail if
your desire is to see this very remarkable formation close-up. During my visit,
I didn't have the energy to make the hike. |
| This rock formation,
sticking up like a little thumb, is part of Capitol Peak. |
Parting
view of the canyon. Hope you liked my little tour.
- Terry
Jeanson |
Palo
Duro State Park - Old Postcards |
"The
Lighthouse"
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Camels
Head Peak near Amarillo
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Capitol
Peak Waterfall near Amarillo
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"Top
of Coronado Trail, Palo Duro Park"
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