US 180 climbed onto the Llano Estacado quickly through this gap.

Finally I was up on top of the caprock.

Holy dirtbikers!

What happened to the hills?

" Nothing but level land... far as you can point your hand." --James McMurtry

Flat land is great for farming, but irrigation is critical in this dry country.

In these days of cellular communication, one doesn't often see signs like this anymore.