Berry Summer Adventure-Part 2

We drive from Fritch Fortress and arrived at Palo Duro Canyon on June 6th. We were planning to stay more than one night, but that didn't work out as planned. We're glad it didn't work out! We ate lunch in the canyon after checking out some of the views from the overlooks. Then, at 12:00 p.m. in the afternoon at 95 degrees (it felt hotter!), we set out for a 6 mile hike to a formation in the park called the Lighthouse. Stupid? Yes. I don't advise it. We both got extremely dehydrated... but we got some good pictures! That night we had made reservations for "Texas" a musical drama performed in the park. It is the largest outdoor theatre, and the backdrop of the canyon is a wonderful stage. We had to wait until 8:30 for the show to start because that was when the sun started to set. So... it was a long wait and we started to get tired, and both of us were still coping with dehydration and drinking water like camels! When the show finally started, it was good, but long. It was a very elaborate performance with a great set and special effects and animals. After such a long and crazy day, we drug ourselves back to our tent we had set up earlier in a primitive site (meaning no water or shade or bathrooms- eek!) and crawled into our sleeping bags. However, the temperature did not dip below 85 that night, and there was no breeze. So, to add to our dehydration we sweated all night long. Gross. Not exactly how I want to sleep. In the morning, we woke up, ready to leave and took our last view of the canyon. Beautiful park, beautiful desert scenery, but I would recommend going in April or October when it's cooler.