During the 1874 Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, part of the Red River War between the U.S. army and southern Plains peoples, the United States attacked native sites in the canyon and captured 1,400 of ...

Palo Duro Canyon cuts through Comancheria, ... between vermillion cliffs cut with shale and white slashes of gypsum to the river running tomato soup red with the silt of ground stone and sand, ...

Palo Duro is rich in history: Quanah Parker and the Comanche claimed it as their final stronghold during the Red River War of 1874 and 1875; shortly after their defeat, Charles Goodnight returned ...

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the second-largest canyon in the United ... It's an easy 2.8-mile trail that provides great views of the Triassic Peak and the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River.

Explore the diverse activities at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas' very own Grand Canyon. From hiking and biking to horseback riding and stargazing, discover the endless adventures that await ...

Palo Duro Canyon's jagged cliffs and sweeping vistas were carved over millions of years by the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, which still flows through the park.

Palo Duro Canyon, Texas The 120-mile-long canyon is a dramatic landscape of deep red sedimentary rocks against red, yellow, and almost lavender layers of sandstone and gentle pink shale. By Nancy ...

Not long after she arrived in Canyon, O'Keeffe wrote to a friend: "Last night I couldn't sleep till after 4 in the morning - I had been out to the canyon all afternoon - till late at night ...

Hiking in canyon country, you can drive yourself nuts spotting phantom creatures among the cliffs. That bobcat skulking along a ridge? Actually a pile of rocks. The golden eagle eying ...

Take for instance the “100 year flood” in Palo Duro Canyon in 1979. Termed an anomaly and once-in-a-lifetime event, it’s happening all over again. But, this time, they were ready.

CANYON — Class 5A Randall made quick work of 4A Canyon to the tune of a 25-11, 25-15, 25-23 decision Tuesday in a cross-town rivalry hosted at West Texas A&M's First United Bank Center. With the ...