Palo Duro Canyon Panorama
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Palo Duro Canyon Panorama
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is 120 miles long, as much as 20 miles wide, and has a maximum depth of more than 800 feet. Its elevation at the rim is 3,500 feet above sea level. It is often claimed that Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. The largest, the Grand Canyon, is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and 6,000 ft. deep.
Palo Duro Canyon was formed by water erosion from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River. Wind and water erosion gradually widen the canyon.
Early Spanish Explorers are believed to have discovered the area and dubbed the canyon "Palo Duro" which is Spanish for "hard wood" in reference to the abundant mesquite and juniper trees.
It is located in the heart of the Texas Panhandle in Canyon, Texas not far from Amarillo.
�2015 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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October 21st, 2015
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