Left: The Lighthouse. A bove: A view across Timber C reek C anyon from the
Interpretive C enter in the State Park. Below: Trujillo sandstones are visible from
the turn to the left on the road down into the canyon.
From Palo Duro Vistas:
A JOURNEY THROUGH PALO DURO CANYON
by William MacLeod
P
alo Duro Canyon near Amarillo,
Texas is one of the most photogen-
ic places in Texas. The wonderful
array of subtle hues from the rock layers
contrasted against the lush vegetation
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and bright red shale along the canyon
floor creates a setting that is unmatched
in the southwest.
The narrow gorge, protected from
the prevailing west winds and the bitter
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winter northers, has been a place of shel-
ter for humans from their first arrival in
the Panhandle, 12,000 years ago. Water
and grass supported abundant wildlife
for the hunter-gatherers who continued
to use the canyon until the Federal gov-
ernment drove them into reservations in
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