The view from my camp site in Palo Duro Canyon ... Photo by Pat Bean
“Palo Duro … is a burning, seething cauldron, filled with dramatic light and color.” — Georgia O’Keeffe
Day Eight
Yesterday’s high winds continued today in the park so I stayed close to my No. 26 camp site in Palo Duro Canyon State Park’s Hackberry Campground. There was still plenty to see, however.
As I often do when I’m in a campground, I throw out some birdseed to see what I can attract. When I did it this day, and while I was still spreading it around, several wild turkeys rushed out from nearby bushes and practically were eating out of my hand. They probably would have if I hadn’t been a bit concerned about their sharp bills.
A little later, after I retired to my RV to watch the show out my window, a deer came up and joined the turkeys. What fun. Chipping sparrows and cardinals dropped by later to glean the leavings.
At 120 miles long and 800 feet deep, Palo Duro is Texas’ Grand Canyon. Spectacular, but in un-Texas-like fashion only a miniature when compared to Arizona’s big ditch. It pains a Texan to admit this but as one who has seen both, I must tell the truth.
Like Georgia O’Keeffe, however, I found Palo Duro’s intensity stirring my soul.
Visitors to my camp site ... Photo by Pat Bean
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Great pictures. I’ve never been to Palo Duro. You’re making me antsy for another road trip.