More photos from the Lighthouse Trail: continued from last entry . . .

More colorful canyon walls (above and below)

 

 

Castle Peak (L) and Lighthouse Peak (R) farther along the trail

 

Getting closer, above.  Jim called down to me from just right of the Lighthouse.

 

End of the line for most folks, who turn around when they come to the
picnic table and bike rack under the trees -- it's a steep climb from there.

 

 

 

 View toward the south from the first plateau on the 300' climb to the Lighthouse.

 

Jim sits at the base of one pinnacle as he waits for Cody and me to climb up to the formation (above),
then walks over to the Lighthouse formation on the right (below)

 

Scenic view to the east of the Lighthouse

 

Jim pretends to push over the Lighthouse.

 

Jim begins the first descent from the Lighthouse (above and below).

 

View from on high:  the Lighthouse Trail winds through the canyon below us.

 

On the lower descent, I had to slide on my butt in a couple steep places
with loose sand and rock to protect my Granny Knees but I got back down OK. 
Going up is much easier for me. Jim and Cody got down much faster!

 

 

Above and below:  more colorful canyon walls on the way back to the trailhead

 

 

 

 

 

Back around Capitol Peak

 

We really enjoyed that run/hike and can highly recommend it to others who visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

Spring is a beautiful time to enjoy the canyon because the flowers are blooming, the new leaves have come out, and the temperatures aren't too high yet. The other seasons have their charms, however.

Next entry:  on the road to New Mexico -- a change in plans shortens our visit to Palo Duro Canyon

Happy trails,

Sue
"Runtrails & Company" - Sue Norwood, Jim O'Neil, and Cody the Ultra Lab

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