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	TPWD: Palo Duro Canyon State Park
		History: Palo Duro Canyon State Park consists of 16,402 acres in Armstrong and Randall Counties, south of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park is known for its rustic charm, and for that very reason, we would like to encourage visitors not to feed the wildlife.
		Extending from Canyon to Silverton, Palo Duro Canyon was formed primarily by water erosion from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, which began to carve the canyon less than one million years ago.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /spdest/findadest/parks/palo_duro (1103 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Palo Duro Canyon has been called "The Grand Canyon of Texas," both for its size and for the dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls which are similar to those in the Grand Canyon.
		In 1934, the upper section of the canyon was purchased by the State of Texas and turned into the Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
		Palo Duro Canyon itself was downcut by the Prarie Dog Town Fork of the Red River during the Pleistocene, when the whole region was uplifted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palo_Duro_Canyon (730 words)

	Canyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A canyon or gorge is a deep valley often carved from the Earth by a river.
		Also the inaccessibility of the major canyons in the Himalaya contributes to the fact that they are not often known or regarded as candidates for the biggest canyon.
		The deepest canyon in the world, Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon, along the Brahmaputra in Tibet, China, even slightly longer than Grand Canyon, is also regarded by many as be the world's largest canyon, followed by the Kali Gandaki Canyon in Nepal, and Polung Tsangpo Canyon in Tibet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canyon (469 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle.
		The canyon was formed by the of the Red River which winds along the relatively flat of West Texas.
		The first evidence of human habitation of the canyon dates back approximately 10,000-15,000 years, and it is believed to have been continuously inhabited to the present day.
	www.paducah.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Palo_Duro_Canyon (459 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon State Park
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park opened on July 4, 1934 and contains 26,275 acres of the scenic, northern most portion of the Palo Duro Canyon.
		It is often claimed that Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States.
		Palo Duro Canyon was formed by water erosion from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River.
	www.palodurocanyon.com (421 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park is in the Texas Panhandle, south of Amarillo.
		The entrance is on one rim of the canyon.
		Palo Duro is Spanish for hard wood, referring to the cedar trees found in this area.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/tx/paloduro.htm (443 words)

	Battle of Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a significant U.S. victory that brought about the end of the Red River War.
		Ever since the summer of 1874 the Comanches, Cheyenne and Kiowas had sought refuge in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas panhandle.
		The loss of the Palo Duro camp meant a loss of all the Indian's safe haven and all their winter supplies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Palo_Duro_Canyon (374 words)

	Wildernet - Palo Duro State Park
		Extending from Canyon to Silverton, Palo Duro Canyon was formed primarily by water erosion from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, which began to carve the canyon less than one million years ago.
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park is known for its rustic charm, and for that very reason, we would like to encourage visitors not to feed the wildlife.
		On the canyon rim, longhorn steers which are a part of the official Texas State Longhorn Herd, may be viewed from the main road.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=TXSPPALO&CU_ID=1 (1097 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon, TX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Today Palo Duro (Spanish for "hardwood" – after the canyon’s many Juniper trees) Canyon is a Mecca for nature lovers and hikers, amateur and professional photographers, mountain bikers, and campers.
		Palo Duro State Park lies at the head of this canyon, closest to Amarillo proper.
		With the treasures of Palo Duro Canyon at its doorstep, Amarillo is one of the few places in America where the Old West is just minutes away.
	www.swaviator.com /html/issueAM00/paloduroAM00.html (1002 words)

	Excursia \| Amarillo, TX, USA \| Attractions: Palo Duro Canyon ...
		Palo Duro Canyon is a geology whiz's dream, a treasure haven for the photography buff, a history aficionado's paradise and anyone's pleasure with an eye for pure, natural beauty.
		Palo Duro Canyon is a classic example of a land formation that has been created by running water, extending 120 miles in length and varying from 600 to 800 feet deep and one-half to two miles across.
		Palo Duro Canyon is home to many animals, including deer, coyote, bobcat, badger, beaver, fox, rabbit, wild turkey, roadrunner (Chaparral), prairie dog and lizard, right along with the ever-dreaded rattlesnake.
	excursia.com /destinations/USA/TX/amarillo/stories/20000421/att_palodurocanyon.shtml (904 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A canyon, or gorge, is a valley walled by cliffs....
		The grand canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the colorado river, in northern arizona....
		Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock, and so forth) by the agents of wind, water, ice, movement in response to gravity, or living organisms...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/palo_duro_canyon.htm (1114 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon - Canyon, Texas
		Palo Duro was carved the in the last million years by a river that has a great Texas name, The Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River.
		In the North end of the Canyon is the Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
		The Cabins are situated on the rim of the canyon and are made of native stone in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
	www.texasbob.com /travel/tbt_palo_duro.html (611 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: PALO DURO CANYON
		The Spanish name Palo Duro means "hardwood" and refers to the hardwood shrubs and trees found in the canyon.
		The steep sides of Palo Duro Canyon consist of bright, banded layers of orange, red, brown, yellow, grey, maroon, and white rocks that represent four different geologic periods and a time span of more than 240 million years.
		Although the canyon remained the domain of the cattlemen for the next half century, it also became a popular picnicking and camping place for residents in the surrounding area.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/rkp4.html (794 words)

	A Canyon in the Texas Panhandle? (Palo Duro)
		Unlike the Grand Canyon, which was carved by a large river as the land uplifted, the Palo Duro Canyon was sculpted by wind and the action of a
		The sedimentary rocks deposited in layers during the four geological periods represented are a melange of subdued color, from the deep red shales and white gypsum at the canyon floor, passing up the walls through the red, lavender, yellow and gray layers of sandstone and shale to the pinks and tans of the rimrock.
		Palo Duro Canyon is now a state park.
	www.softadventure.net /paloduro.htm (1145 words)

	Panhandle Plains Historical Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The most dramatically developed irregularity on the Llano Estacado is Palo Duro Canyon, where there is an almost sheer drop of seven hundred to eight hundred feet from the level surface of the plain.
		This canyon is one of the most rugged, scenic, and geologically significant areas of the southern Plains.
		Randolph Marcy, exploring for the headwaters of the Red River, was overwhelmed by Palo Duro Canyon in 1852.
	www.panhandleplains.org /education/pop_geo_palo.php (368 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: PALO DURO CANYON, BATTLE OF
		Mackenzie reached the edge of Palo Duro Canyon on September 28, 1874, guided by the Tonkawa chief Johnson, and ordered his scouts to locate a path to the canyon floor, which they quickly did.
		Because their camps were scattered over a large area on the canyon floor, the Indians were unable to assemble a united defense; the soldiers fought a series of skirmishes against a number of war parties who lacked the individual strength to defeat them.
		Though the loss of life on both sides was remarkably small, the battle of Palo Duro Canyon is significant because it represented the southern Plains Indians' last effort at military resistance against the encroaching whites.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/btp3.html (650 words)

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		Approximately 120 miles long and 800 - 1200 feet deep, the Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States with 18,438 acres.
		The Canyon was formed by water erosion from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River.
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park is located 25 miles from Amarillo, Texas.
	www.horsecity.com /stories/031604/tra_paloduro_PD.shtml (1760 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park is sometimes called the "Grand Canyon of Texas" where a rich history spans more than 600,000 years from when the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River first carved its way through the Texas Panhandle.
		Palo Duro is one of those parks that depend heavily on volunteers to function.
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park is always looking for campsite hosts and other volunteers.
	www.thecatdragdinn.org /ajo99f.htm (1848 words)

	Palo_Duro_Canyon
		But despite being a long drive for just about everyone in Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is still one of the most visited parks in the state park system.
		The canyon is relatively young and shallow, having formed in only the last million years as a tributary of the Red River sliced its way through 800 feet of soft sandstone and gypsum, the tailings of which now lie scattered about the canyon floor in a thick layer of iron-rich silt.
		By the time we had eaten and returned to the canyon, the storm had apparently already passed over the northern end of the park, but our campsite was still dry.
	photos.12foothedgehog.com /Palo_Duro_Canyon (726 words)

	Wild Texas Parks: Palo Duro Canyon State Park - Canyon, TX
		Visitors to 16,402-acre Palo Duro Canyon State Park are treated to towering cliffs layered with bands of red, yellow, purple and white.
		Patches of juniper, mesquite, sunflower and prickly pear cacti adorn the canyon slopes, while red clay and veins of white gypsum blanket the ground.
		Palo Duro Canyon's walls make a spectacular backdrop for this fun and entertaining family show.
	wildtexas.com /parks/pdcsp.php (641 words)

	NPCA Destination Finder
		Palo Duro Canyon State Park consists of 16,402 acres in Armstrong and Randall Counties, south of Amarillo.
		The land was deeded by private owners in 1933 and was opened to the public in 1934.
		Officially discovered by Captain R. Marcy in 1852, this canyon was the scene of a decisive battle in 1874 between Comanche and Kiowa Indians and U.S. Army troops under General Ranald Mackenzie.
	syndication.getoutdoors.com /npca/destination_summary/1951.html (217 words)

	JA Ranch
		Around the campfire at night, Goodnight told them of the Palo Duro Canyon in Texas and explained its unique properties for a cattle ranch where the cattle could roam as the buffalo did and thrive, grazing on the surrounding plains in the summer and wintering in the shelter of the canyons.
		Goodnight from Pueblo, Colorado to the where the Prairie Dog Fork of the Red River had formed Palo Duro Canyon.
		Adairs son Jack (1861-1924) worked on the ranch as a young man and came to manage the Tule ranch which was then the steer division.
	www.ranches.org /JAranch.htm (2369 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon
		We were at Palo Duro in early April 1999.
		Palo is, of course, a canyon and as such the terra firma is made of a very compactable sandy clay with gypsum.
		Palo is a linear park with the prairie dog fork of the Red River running through it.
	www.mtbr.com /trails/Texas-Allothercities/PaloDuroCanyon.html (1846 words)

	News & Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The group and their teacher Dr. Steve Simpson recently spent three nights camping in the park located in the northern part of the Palo Duro Canyon.
		Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States behind the Grand Canyon.
		Stretching for 120 miles, the canyon expands to 20 miles wide in some places and reaches a maximum depth of 800 feet.
	www.tarleton.edu /scripts/calendar/display.asp?id=1336&type=News (395 words)

	Fort Tours \| Randall County Historical Markers
		Marker Text: The highway from this museum to the Palo Duro State Park (12 miles east) approximates course used by Charles Goodnight, outstanding Texas cowman and trail blazer, when he trailed 1600 cattle from Colorado to found first ranch on the staked plains of Texas in 1876.
		He entered precipitous Palo Duro Canyon by way of old Comanche Indian trail; drove thousands of buffalo from what is now park area; established his home ranch a few miles farther down canyon.
		He knew that the canyon, fenced in by the overhanging caprock, was an ideal spot for a ranch: it furnished water and shelter in the winter and the adjacent plains provided ideal grazing in the summer.
	www.forttours.com /pages/hmrandall.asp (1979 words)

	Palo Duro Canyon, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the 28th, Mackenzie’s scouts followed the Indian trail to the edge of Palo Duro Canyon.
		Although few Indians or soldiers were killed, the unrelenting pursuit of the troopers and the cold weather ultimately forced the Indians to surrender, thus bringing to a close the Red River War.
		Part of the battlefield is located within Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
	www.nps.gov /foda/Fort_Davis_WEB_PAGE/About_the_Fort/Palo_Duro_Canyon.htm (149 words)

	Fort Tours \| Palo Duro Canyon
		He led his troops to the bottom of Palo Duro Canyon, destroying several thousand lodges and capturing at least that many of the Indians' horses.
		The greatest achievement by any of the armies was executed by Mackenzie's Fourth Cavalry when they found the majority of the Comanches in their winter camp in Palo Duro Canyon.
		Only a few were killed, but Mackenzie captured over 2,000 horses and all of their supplies, in particular the valuable Tepee poles which were generally 20 feet long and extremely difficult to replace in the plains of West Texas.
	www.forttours.com /pages/tocpalo.asp?ref=www.texasmilitarymuseums.org (6797 words)

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