I wasn't able to spend as much time at the park as I wanted, so didn't get many photos. It was a hazy day, but I will make a gallery as soon as I can. Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. We went to the performance of the musical "Texas" at the ampitheater on Tuesday night, but it was interrupted by a huge electrical storm. There are two things I fear....yellowjackets and lightening.....and believe me it was something. They called the performance off at intermission and going across the parking lot to our cars I was sure we'd be knocked off our feet by the wind. I was so glad to get back in the car and head to the motel. Glad to be home now and hope to be back to normal (hah) soon. "The Music Man" runs through Sunday, and after that I can pick up the camera and hopefully catch up on comments.

Hi to everyone. Take care of yourselves!

*“Palo Duro Canyon is approximately 120 miles long and 600 to 800 feet deep and is the second largest canyon in the United States. The canyon was formed less than 1 million years ago when the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River first carved its way through the Southern High Plains. The rocks expose a geologic story which began approximately 250 million years ago, layer by layer revealing a panoramic view of magnificent color. The canyon’s archeological and ethnological treasures suggest about twelve thousand years of human habitation, rising and waning as climate varied among periods of abundant moisture, aridity and sometimes fearfully severe drought.”

*from the Interpretive Guide to Palo Duro Canyon State Park