Download or read book El Llano Estacado written by John Miller Morris and published by Texas State Historical Assn. This book was released on 1997 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.