Amarillo Pictures

On the flight in:

Prairie Dog Creek

Prairie Dog Creek. The outflow of the canyon and a tributary of the Red River.

Amphitheater

The Amphitheatre in Palo Duro Canyon State park.

Elkins Ranch

Two layers of caprock

You can clearly see the double layer of caprock in this picture.

Caprock

Closeup of the caprock.

Looking down a

Looking down a wash and across the canyon.

Palo Duro Canyon

Looking down canyon

Looking into the canyon from the State Park gift shop.

Looking across canyon

Looking across the canyon from the State Park gift shop.

On the canyon floor.

Spanish Skirts

The formations behind the car are called "Spanish Skirts". You can see them across the canyon in several of the pictures.

Castle Rock

"Castle Rock" formation.

Fortress Rocks

Fortress Rocks formations. Made from the amphitheatre.

Dugout

The Goodnight dugout. Used as a line camp when this was still ranch land.

 

 

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