|
|
 |
click on any thumbnail to enlarge |
 |
Some of the many and rich colors of Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Canyon, Texas.
Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon.The second largest canyon system in the United States, it is roughly 25–40 miles long and has an average width of 6 miles, but it reaches a width of 20 miles at places. Its depth is around 800 feet but in some locations, the valley bottom to surrounding hills increases to 1,000 feet. Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning "hard wood") has been called "The Grand Canyon of Texas". The painter Georgia O'Keeffe, who lived in nearby Canyon in the early 20th century, wrote of the Palo Duro, "It is a burning, seething cauldron, filled with dramatic light and color." She made paintings of Palo Duro Canyon between 1916 and 1918, when she was an instructor and head of the art department at West Texas State Normal College. |
| |
