Title: El Llano Estacado
First published: 1997
Description: Using historical writings of early explorers, the author captures the mystery and magic of the great Llano Estacado or "Staked Plains" that begin in West Texas and extend north and west. Particularly amusing is the effort of early railroad surveyors to find underground water at the edge of the Llano (aka the caprock) only to miss one of North America's largest aquifers (the Ogalla) by a matter of miles and in some cases yards.
Subjects: History, Geography, Discovery and exploration, United states, exploring expeditions
Places: Llano Estacado
LC classification: F392.L62 .M67 1997