Texas

Another couple and the two of us went to the Texas play in Palo Duro Canyon on the Thursday prior to the reunion events. We at BBQ at the site and you can see clouds were forming up on the Northeast horizon - a bit different than those stark blue skies in the photos yesterday. That is one thing I miss about the panhandle - you can see very long distances as weather moves in. The Texas play had just opened about a week prior plus a mid-week night made for a crowd between 1/3 and 1/2 capacity. The photos of the stage and surrounding amphitheater were taken prior to the show. It would have been really fun to take photos during the show but that was forbidden (not unexpected). The show started at 8 with an intermission about 9. Heavy clouds were moving in along with wind and much cooler temperatures. It was pretty neat as the timing of the real weather coincided with the play's scenes of weather challenges for the early settlers. We even saw some lightening to the North just before the big theatrical lightening strike that runs up the center ravine behind the stage. The intermission became an extended weather break as a precaution for the lightening. The storm ended up passing East of us and the play continued about a 30-45 minute break.

Thanks,

Doug White

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