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Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. [2] The second largest canyon system in the United States , it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places.
Hundreds of families lined up around Palo Duro High School to get toys for their children at the 11th annual Northside Toy Drive Saturday in Amarillo.
Amarillo Scaregrounds, Amarillo's longest running haunted attraction located at 2736 S.W. 10th Ave., offers 50,000 square feet of thrills and chills with attractions such as the Insanitarium ...
The JA Ranch is located southeast of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. The main ranch house, now a museum devoted to Charles Goodnight, is located a short way south of United States Route 287. It is a two-story construction, its oldest portion a log cabin which predates the American Civil War. The main portion of the house, built ...
However, more than 72% of the Panhandle's residents live in the Amarillo Metropolitan Area, which is the largest and fastest-growing urban area in the region. Despite being geographically the northernmost part of Texas, the Panhandle is distinct from the region commonly called " North Texas ", which is to the south and east.
Harper began corresponding with Green about the land, people, and beauty of Palo Duro Canyon. [7] Green replied within a week, stating he was interested in the project and wanted to meet. [7] In 1961, Harper and a group of Canyon, Texas families brought Green to their city and he was intrigued by the place and began writing the musical. [8] [9]
Route 66 Festival all-day finale celebration. The Second Annual Texas Route 66 Festival finale presented by Amarillo National Bank runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Amarillo's Route 66 Historic ...
The canyon is now about 800 feet (240 meters) deep and about 20 miles (30 kilometers) across, making it the second largest canyon in the United States behind Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Comprised of sedimentary rock layers, the oldest exposed rocks in Palo Duro were deposited more than 250 million years ago, during the Permian Period.