Spanish Skirts & Hoodoos

Many of you have heard me talk about "the canyon". I have made several treks to Palo Duro Canyon since my move to Texas in August of last year. Most often, I forget to bring a camera. On a recent hike I remembered to bring a disposable camera (or more accurately remembered that there was still a camera in my car's glove box.) and I clicked a few pics around the trail.

A disclaimer, the day I took these photos was probably not the best day to hike in the canyon. It was the day that the entire panhandle was experiencing high winds (50-60 mph) and the same day that the fires began northeast of Amarillo.

For all of you science nuts, the rock formation above is something called the Spanish skirts. This is the formation that inspired part of the design for the new pac. The picture does not capture it especially well, but the individual layers of rock and sediment are quite clear in this formation.

This is an image of the Lighthouse, one of the most famous hoodoos in the canyon.