We packed our bags, and the tent after spending the night at Blaze In Saddle in Tucumcari, we ate breakfast, and we were off to Palo Duro Canyon in Texas.
This was going to be the last big stop on our vacation. It did not take
long to get there.
Palo Duro is a canyon in Texas. Palo Duro is the second
largest canyon in the United States. It is eight hundred feet deep, twenty miles
wide, and 120 miles long. That is not as big as the Grand Canyon in Arizona,
but it is still big.
When we got there, we drove around the canyon. It was a
pretty drive. We drove for a while, then stopped at a little museum. In the inside,
there were lots of cool things. There were mounted birds, even a mounted golden
eagle! I like looking in museums, it is fun to see all the things in them. After
looking around a while in the museum, it was time to drive around the canyon
some more.
It was cool that we got to drive inside the canyon, and on
the bottom. At the Grand Canyon we could not drive around the bottom. We looked
at all the beautiful colored rocks. I tried to look for mountain lions, and
bears, but saw none of them. The name Palo Duro means hardwood in Spanish.
After we finished, it was time to head off to Ryan and Amanda’s house. At their house, we got out and stretched our legs. We had some ice cream. They were very generous with sharing their ice cream with us. It was particularly good.
We stayed at their house for about an hour, then it was time to say goodbye
to the Coxes and head toward home.
We drove to Springfield, Missouri and spent the night. Then the next day we drove the rest of the way home. I was glad to be back home. We had fun going to all the different places and seeing new things. I hope someday I get to go back out west again.
~Jonah
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