Ep. 231: Palo Duro Canyon & RV Musem | Amarillo Texas travel camping Cadillac Ranch
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Most of the Texas Panhandle seems ridiculously flat and absolutely featureless, save for thousands of wind turbines stretching all the way to the horizon. However, RV travelers in the know realize that there are little hidden secrets in the Panhandle waiting to be discovered, and a mere 10 miles off the Interstate a Grand Adventure awaits in the second biggest canyon in the entire United States. Join us this week as we explore Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Cadillac Ranch and the Jack Sisemore RV Musem in Amarillo!
Filmed: October 31-November 6, 2021
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:35 Palo Duro Canyon State Park
6:27 Cadillac Ranch
9:14 Jack Sisemore RV Musem
15:41 Wrap-up
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* Palo Duro Canyon State Park tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/pa...
* Cadillac Ranch www.atlasobscura.com/places/c...
* Jack Sisemore RV Museum www.rvmuseum.net/
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Finally got my parole after 30 years .. I'm free to forget what day it is.
Yaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!! Congratulations, my friend. #jealous
@@GrandAdventure thank you.. covid mandate forced me out a few months early.. see you around
@@SevenBears1 that's not a bad thing. Hope to see you out there.
You have done very well to retire after only 30 years of working. Congratulations. Hope you stay well.
@@GrandAdventure it's that shake your hand thing I mentioned before.
How fun! And Texas is someplace special...👍😎🇨🇦⭐🇺🇸
A whole lot of fun, Marian. Thanks for watching@
We live in Central Texas. Our favorite time to visit Palo Duro is November. It is cool enough to enjoy hiking and the flocks of turkeys walking through the campground are fun to watch.
In that case we timed it pretty well, JJ! Thanks for the tips.
I remember horseback riding there as a kid. One of the few things I miss about the place. I lived in Sneed Camp about 2 miles from the lake.
It's always great to have those memories.
WOW breath taking! ❤️
Happy that you enjoyed it Cathy, thank you!
Palo duro was our first rv trip when we got our rig. Even living in north Texas it’s a 5 hour drive. Texas is big !
Yes it sure is, Lori!
The Palo Duro Canyon looked beautiful. Lots of color.
That looked like quite a remarkable collection of RV’s! I’m surprised that it was free. My wife and I recently went to an RV show. After a while, they all look alike. The ones in this video have so much character and are probably built way better than today’s RV’s.
Cadillacs was the least favorite in this video. I remember seeing the original pictures of what they looked like. Now it just looks like piles of graffiti. I would probably pass on this one.
Thanks for sharing.
Ram
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Your musings on the diversity and quality of those museum RVs is so true, Ram. We kind of had the same impressions regarding Cadillac Ranch as you did; but it's hard to resist stopping if you're passing through Amarillo.
Thank you Mark, looks like a lot of fun stuff!
It sure was, Pat. Thank YOU!
Really enjoyed the vintage RV tour. I've passed by the turnoff to Palo Duro Canyon many times but I'm in to big a hurry to get to the mountains or heading for home. Thanks for all the vicarious journeys this year to places I haven't visited.
It's definitely worthy of a stop, John.
Love this video. One of my favorites. I've been to the canyon and by it but never down into it. I did share this with friends. Happy rving
Thank you Donna, both for your kind words and for sharing!
Thanks again for such a great video. We visited that RV Museum and were amazed, we had the place to ourselves for a few hours. Thanks again and happy camping. Michael Bracewell
Thanks Michael, and same to you! We were shocked at how wonderful and complete that museum was.
@@GrandAdventure Do you ever travel to northern California?
@@thetraveltrailerguy we have in the past ua-cam.com/play/PLjEHCrqmvs19Bf0-y0akjmr_a_9jFQWHd.html and surely will again, for we have much still on the table to see there.
@@GrandAdventure Thanks, there is so much to see here :)
What a difference in topography a 100 miles south makes in Lubbock where it it's flat red clay for as far as the eye can see. Palo Duro is very nice and worthy of a visit for sure! The RV museum is quite the find.
Very true, for that's the way we got there -- up through Abilene and Lubbock. Worthy for sure, although the Amarillo area itself is just prairie grass and cultivated fields as far as the eye can see, instead of red clay.
@@GrandAdventure I take it you didn't make it to the famous Big Texas Steak Ranch for a go at their free 72 oz steak...if you can eat it within an hour???
@@Serf_dumb nope, I couldn't eat it in a week. 😄
@@GrandAdventure lol me neither
Great video Marc!
Thank you D!
I enjoyed the RV museum very much !! The canyon hike looked beautiful 😍 Thankyou Grand Adventure 😊
Thank YOU Pamela!
Nice job highlighting this beautiful historical area.Really great work.Thanks Marc🌟
Thank you as always, Brooke! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Always great timing and content. Thank you
Thank YOU Jean!
Great video Mark! Thanks for this information, we plan to visit that area next spring and that vintage RV museum is now on our to do list!
Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks Kim! We definitely will. Promise.
Loved the RV museum. Thanks for the nice tour!
Thanks for coming along!
Monahans sand dunes is a good stop if you are headed that way. Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is also great in my neck of the woods.
We appreciate the tips, Sholin!
Palo Duro is so beautiful. Favorite part of the video was the vintage RVs.
Happy that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching!
I really enjoyed the classic RVs. With one kid at UT Austin and the other at Texas Tech, I made that 5.5 hour drive more times than I care to remember. Your description of the panhandle is spot on, LOL
😄 By and large the Panhandle is a windswept, desolate place. You just have to search a little harder than normal to find those gems.
Haven't been down to Texas yet but, that looked fun.
Yes Mike, it was!
Excellent job. I never knew there was anything in the Texas panhandle to see.
Thank you Gregory! We'll be the first to admit that there's not a lot, but everything we found is in this episode and in next week's from Lake Meredith.
Palo Duro was definitely a favorite destination along with Caprock State Park not far from there where you can camp with the bison.
Yep, several other viewers have mentioned Caprock, so it's made it to our "must visit" list. Thanks for the tip!
Great video Mark. I took that trip with my kids several years ago. Stopped at the Canyon and the Sizemore museum. Terrific adventures for kids, mine had a blast.
Thank you Brian! Sounds like you and your kids enjoyed this stop as much as we did.
Really enjoyed the Palo Duro Canyon area and found the RV museum of interest also....Not so much with the Cadilac Ranch...
Diff'rent strokes...we love "roadside quirky".
We enjoyed our trip to Palo Duro State Park a few years ago as well. It may be too late, but if you are heading west through Santa Rosa, NM, check out the Blue Hole there... Stay safe
It is indeed too late for this season, George, but we'll always accept tips on places to see. Thank you!
Another really interesting video! Gonna make some notes for when we eventually make it thru the TX panhandle. DIdn't know about that museum, it looks amazing. Great job!!
Thank you! Happy that you enjoyed this one. The Jack Sisemore RV Museum is a must stop for any RV'er traveling through Amarillo.
Another great video Marc, the canyon area was interesting, would really like to visit the RV museum, lot of history to see, thanks for sharing, travel safe 👍
Thank you Gary! You do the same.
Marc, gotta tell you I really like the new cold open and the extra B-Roll you included in this week's video. Keep it coming! The cuts make a lot of editing, I know, but more cuts make the content so much more enjoyable. Another place to visit in Canyon is the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Well worth a visit. We've been to the RV Museum and really enjoyed the great motorcycles on display there as well.
Thanks Paul! We're thrilled that you appreciate the effort, and thanks for the tips.
I'll bet you can't wait for Starlink.
So true, Marv. So true. We were originally on the list for Q3 2021, but have now been bumped back to mid-2022. I may have a way to speed that up, however. 😉
I live in Canyon and my first job was at the Sad Monkey Railroad down in the canyon in the early 70's Caddy Ranch is nothing but an embarrassment for Amarillo. You missed one of the largest and finest Museums in the USA, right here in Canyon. Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, you could easily spend 2 or 3 days to see it.
Thanks Don! That always gives us a reason to return.
..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
Thank you Jörg!
@@GrandAdventure see you...
Bought my first RV in June of last year but wasn't able to travel until this year. Stayed at Pablo Duro Canyon one night only as they only had 1 available. I will diffidently go back. Great video as well.
Thank you Carol! Welcome to the lifestyle, time to get out and enjoy that new RV.
Great video Marc! Harvest Host has an awesome host on PDC, the name of the HH is Bar Z.
Thank you! And thanks for the tip, too.
It is a toss up which is better, Palo or Caprock SP. At Caprock SP the campground is on top and you drive into the canyon. The Texas state Buffalo herd is in Caprock. Sizemore was closed for a while.
Thanks AT! We have to get to Caprock, perhaps next season.
I enjoyed your video of PDCSP. I will be leading an antique vehicle group there this June. From what I see of Cadillac Ranch, it does not even compare to Carhenge in Alliance, NE.
Thank you! We completely agree with you. Carhenge ua-cam.com/video/cO9e4vD6wAM/v-deo.html is much more impressive.
Great video, the RV museum was off the hook. And the Canyon looked totally awesome. I'm sure the video doesn't do it any Justice. Thanks Don
Thanks as always Don! Honestly, down in Palo Duro Canyon I felt like I'd been instantly teleported back to Utah. It's a remarkable find in a seemingly featureless prairie.
I have palo duro on my radar but I do not think i will be visiting any time soon (maybe later in the years). It just does not work for someone traveling cross country. I would love to appreciate it over a week, hike and all that.. not gun ho passing by.
Caddilac ranch thing... i drove by it twice but because I am so long and I was hauling it both ways it was difficult to make that stop. Grr. looks pretty cool but also a little umm... just something rubs me the wrong way seeing paint sprayed all over the ground and crops and you can see from drone shots like someone was intentionally painting all the mowed gravel. Hard to believe its "overspray"... likely venue selling paint is "clearing out cans before recycling".
Was really cool to see rv museum, especially the tear drop. My first ever rv was a little guy silver shadow tear drop. That's what got me into rving.
I personally had mixed emotions on the "overspray" (we'll call it that, even though it's not). The colored leaves of corn stalks caught my eye enough to capture it on film, but it's certainly not the most environmentally friendly gesture.
Next time you pass through Amarillo give that RV museum a stop. You'll need a good hour to take it all in. It's created by the owners of a local RV dealership and they've assembled a truly fascinating collection.
Great Video!! Love Palo Duro!! Have you been to Caprock Canyon? Part of the same canyon but less busy and Buffalo roam wild in the park. It is our favorite.
We haven't yet been to Caprock, Steve, but we definitely will.
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Thank you Suzane, great to see you tonight as always.
I really liked this episode. Those rvs were amazing. You need to make it to southeastern Oklahoma, lots of camping and beautiful lakes. Not sure about the cell service though.
Thank you Timothy! Oklahoma is on our radar, trust me.
Yep, the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is reason enough to go there.
Marc, your now driving a bus I see...😁
Looking forward to this episode as well. Palo Duro Canyon is pretty big. Did you get a chance to drive all the way around it?... rim to base and back down and around...
Gord
We sure did, Gord. And yep, we traded up. 😉
Fun episode, Marc. Sorry you had to stay in a poor location for the week. That puts a real damper on the experience. You know, your first year of Starlink is going to change everything.
The Cadillac Park was interesting. Especially the amount of spray paint encrusted on those vehicles. They're becoming blobs... liked candy bar Cadillacs.
The RV museum was fascinating. That whole industry has come a long long way from those early years.
What's up for next week??
Gord
Hey Gord! It was fun looking at those early RVs but you're right, they've come a long way. Next week is Lake Meredith National Recreation Area northeast of Amarillo. And yes, Starlink will be our game changer -- I've been bumped to mid-2022, but I've got a potential solution.
@@GrandAdventure What's the potential solution, if you can say???
@@gorrdd we're now using a Pepwave Max Transit Duo LTE router, with three SIM cards in it: Visible (unlimited), Verizon (150 GB) and AT&T (unlimited). That also gives us the ability to include WiFi over WAN in the mix (i.e., campground WiFi) and will eventually also allow WiFi over LAN once we can include Starlink in the mix. It's all drag & drop with automatic failover. In short, it's the cat's ass.
@@GrandAdventureMarc,
Very interesting... won't Starlink preclude all the others, once it's available. Starlink is supposed to be 6G.
Gord
@@gorrdd in a sense yeah it will. But in tree canopied areas we'll still have to depend upon cellular.
Did you drive from Roswell to Palo Duro Canyon on the back roads or go back to the x way
We actually drove to Palo Duro from Port Aransas. After leaving Palo Duro we took the freeway to Albuquerque.
What time of the year do y’all recommend as the best time to visit
I'd personally go early spring or late fall.
I also stayed Palo Duro Rim campground. Horrible management, and I didn't trust the water.
That seems to be a prevailing theme. We knew about the crappy reviews (pun fully intended) but didn't feel that we had a lot of choice, given the pinch we were in.
@@GrandAdventure Yeah, not any other real options in that area. The State Park was booked when we went, but like you said wifi is a problem in that entire area.
How are you doing master Marc as always iam gathering main information about places you visited briefly here it’s Palo duro canyon is canyon system of cap rock escarpment located in Texas panhandle near cities of Amarillo and canyon as second largest canyon in USA it’s roughly 190 km but reaches width. Of 32 km. Depth around 250 m but some locations increases to 300 m palo canyon from. Spanish means hard stick has been named Grand Canyon of Texas both for size geological features including Muti colored layers of rock steep Mesa walls which are similar to those Grand Canyon it’s part of palo duro canyon state park there are rivers prairie dog town fork red river palo duro canyon hosts number of activities park 17 trail hiking biking horse back riding ranging in length from 05 to 404 miles camping sites water acces lodging cabins youth group Mack dick pavilion popular location for wedding receptions canyon provides beautiful backdrop it’s too was military confrontation and significant USA victory during red river war battle in 1874 several USA Ronald regiment Mackenzie attacked large encampment of plains in palo duro canyon it’s great place for kids swimming fireworks water effect dusting of snow during February
Hey Khatoon! Great research as always, and great to hear from you.
Palo Duro has an annual musical that's a really well put together production and fireworks show. Besides all that trash colonial terrorist hooplah it was enjoyable.
Great tip, thanks! We heard about it, but imagine that it was long done for the season while we were there.