What a Difference a Few Hours Can Make

We woke up to snow this morning.                 

                                                                                        And before long it was 72.              

 

 

 

 

 

We are now in Amarillo, TX and drove to Palo Duro Canyon which is the 2nd largest canyon in the US. Before I go any further I have to remind you that I have never been off the East coast. I have been so happy to see the terrain changes, of mountains and then prairies, but when I saw the Palo Duro Canyon, I started to tear up. So magnificent! Pictures cannot capture what the eye can take in. I am so blessed to be able to take this trip and feel it more everyday.

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The formation on the right of these two is called the “Lighthouse”. We hiked 3 miles to get this picture.

 

 

 

Tommy and I walked up into this formation.

 

 

 

 

What a climb but so worth it.

 

 

 

 

I found this neat. It snowed last night, was 72 this afternoon, and when we were walking into the canyon the sun was hitting this thermometer it rose to….

no kidding!

It wasn’t really that hot but with the sun hitting the thermometer, that is what it went to. I cannot imagine what it could be in the summer time.

When we decided to go on this trip we decided to take our old “go to work car”, which is a 91 Toyota Corolla with 109,000 miles on her that we bought from Nick, a 90 year old 29th Division Veteran. We call her “Hooptie”.  Our little “Hooptie mobile” even got to go swimming in Palo Duro.

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After hiking all day, we had to have a steak in Texas, so we went to this restaurant that will give you a free 72 oz steak dinner.

That’s right folks, a free 72 oz steak dinner. That’s 4 1/2 pounds of meat! The catch is you have to eat the whole meal, which consists of a salad, a 72oz steak, a baked  potatoe, 3 fried shrimp, and a roll in one hour. If you do, dinner is on them. If you don’t, it’s $72. 

Fun place, even though it looked a little hokey and it had good food. There was a guy there doing the challenge. Unfortunately, he did not complete the challenge. The restaurant has a board that lists the winners and there was a young man there earlier today that completed it in 44 minutes.  Apparently, he likes meat.