Lighthouse Peak is Palo Duro Canyon State Park’s signature rock formation. The 310-foot high Hoodoo has been designated a National Natural Landmark. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
A yucca blooms along Lighthouse Trail in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Capitol Peak is the rock formation in the background. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Castle Peak is framed by a fallen juniper tree on Lighthouse Trail in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Capitol Peak is a Palo Duro Canyon State Park landmark. Layer upon layer of exposed rocks reveal a panoramic view of magnificent colors.  On the left is the famous Capitol Peak Hoodoo, a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from a formation. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Capitol Peak viewed from the north along Lighthouse Trail. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Capitol Peak is a Palo Duro Canyon State Park landmark. Layer upon layer of exposed rocks reveal a panoramic view of magnificent colors.  On the left is the famous Capitol Peak Hoodoo, a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from a formation. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
A cactus is ready to burst into bloom on the Lighthouse trail at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
A mesquite grows from the rocky cliffside of Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Amarillo, Texas. Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the Untied State topped only by the grand Canyon. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Orville Ladehoff, planted the first combine back in 2002 on his wheat field next to the Claude highway and Whitaker Road in the Texas Panhandle. Today Ladehoff has plant 14 combines on the site as a spoof to the famous Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Capitol Peak is a Palo Duro Canyon State Park landmark. Layer upon layer of exposed rocks reveal a panoramic view of magnificent colors. On the left is the famous Capitol Peak Hoodoo, a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from a formation. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Capitol Peak is a Palo Duro Canyon State Park landmark. Layer upon layer of exposed rocks reveal a panoramic view of magnificent colors.  On the left is the famous Capitol Peak Hoodoo, a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from a formation. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
Capitol Peak is a Palo Duro Canyon State Park landmark. Layer upon layer of exposed rocks reveal a panoramic view of magnificent colors. On the left is the famous Capitol Peak Hoodoo, a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from a formation. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. ©2012 Michael Schumacher
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