A Trip To The Park

After lunch on my solo day in Amarillo, I decided to drive out to Palo Duro Canyon, which is about 25 miles south of Amarillo. It was an amazing drive - a huge blue Texas sunny sky, an open road and almost NO ONE ELSE! I loved it!

When I got to the state park entrance, I had to go in and get a map and pay the $5 entry fee. Here's the cute little state park building!

And just off of the state park parking lot, I saw a bunch of longhorns that were eating their lunch....They were so cute!

Apparently you can join them and they serve you lunch and you can watch the longhorns eat theirs. So funny!

Just like I promised when I received Paco on my birthday, here is a shot of Paco at Palo Duro Canyon with me. It's his first real trip and he loved it! lol

And here's me - courtesy of some nice fellow tourists that offered to take my picture by the canyon.

While I was there, I learned that this is the second biggest canyon - the first is the Grand Canyon. It was huge and VERY Texified!

There was hardly anyone on the roads through the State Park, so I had the luxury of going really slow and enjoying the scenery without feeling rushed. It was absolutely beautiful and the weather couldn't have been more perfect!

Here's my self-portrait down in the canyon!

I had all the time in the world (and some patience - not sure where that came from!), so I played around with the timer on my camera - how's this for a fancy-pants self portrait! I hit the 10 second timer and then crawled up that little hill with a bruised tailbone and got in place in time. A skill for sure!

Another self-portrait of me on the side of the road out of the canyon. So gorgeous and that windy road was exciting!

I thought I better get out of the canyon since the sun was starting to set and I didn't want to run into any of the nighttime wildlife (rattle snakes, scorpions, coyotes, etc.)....

And if you were ever wondering if Amarillo looks like what you imagine, IT DOES. I pictured dry, open land with cattle - and here it is! This is between the canyon and Amarillo....