On the way to Albuquerque we drove for a LONG time through the desolate Texas Panhandle. The farm lands had a few cows and an occasional windmill, but that's about it. We don't think the farmlands were boring, let's just say they were... consistent.
After miles and miles of flat nothing, there was a canyon. In fact, Palo Duro canyon is the 2nd largest canyon in North America (but, it's really nothing compared to the Grand Canyon). We camped the night at the bottom of Palo Duro, which was absolutely beautiful. In the middle of the night either a wild hog or several coyotes licked the side of our tent-- Greg told me it was hogs so I wouldn't get scared, but is pretty sure they were coyotes. I still think they were hogs!
We went on a nice hike through the bottom of the canyon the next morning. The rocks had layers of incredible colors of red, brown, and white. We liked all the different types of cacti, too.
For lunch that day we went to the BIG TEXAN RANCH AND STEAKHOUSE in Amarillo, TX, which confirms every stereotype of Texas. They are famous for serving their 72oz steak for FREE if you can eat it and all the sides in 1 hour. Greg's new life goal has been defined. We shared a delicious 8oz RibEye and headed on our way west. Of course, we had to make our first stop at the field where one farmer "planted" 10 old Cadillacs.
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