Part of the reason to go to TX was we had agreed to take care of my daughter Kelly children while she and her husband took a vacation. Rather than stay in the Dallas area we decided to load everyone in the bus and head to the Palo Duro Canyon for a week. The trip up was a long day of driving..about 550 miles. We arrived, checked in and went to our assigned campsite. So far so good..
The weather was hot and dry but we hit the trails early before the heat really set in. Our 5 year old grand daughter Lily was a real trooper. We'd hike a couple miles almost every day and she was right there. Picking up rocks and talking non stop while scaring any nearby wildlife into the next county! Her big brother, Blue (nickname) was a really big help in dealing with her.
The canyon has quite a history. Famous cowboys (Goodnight and Loving) and indians (Quanah Parker) lived, raised Texas Longhorns and even fought there. Blue and I enjoyed a morning horseback ride and could only imagine what it must have been like in the mid 1800's.
We came across one of the dugouts that the cattlemen used while tending their herds which had been nicely preserved.
We also attended a performance of the musical "Texas!" in the amphitheather one evening. Very intertaining and well done by a cast of 40 or so (mostly) college kids. Afterwards Lily met one of the cowboys and his horse.
The vistas are certainly striking as you can see. I took 3 pictures of our bus from the top of the ridge overlooking the theatre. The first picture on this post shows the bus using alot of telephoto. The next two below were taken from the same spot. Look closely and you can still make it out.
Can you see it now?
The canyon is about 100 miles long and about 800 feet deep. We enjoyed our stay and our time with the kiddos. They enjoyed cooking hot dogs over a campfire with S'mores for dessert.
All in all, it was an interesting week and I doubt that any of us will forget the experience! LOL!
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