From Here to There: Fords and Bridges on the Canadian by Margaret Bickers  It should not have been difficult to cross the Canadian River. There was no narrow gorge in the Panhandle as there was in New Mexico, with 800 foot-tall cliffs to descend before reaching the twisting stream. . . .        Learn More.....

The Dams That Weren't by Margaret Bickers  Tascosa Dam proponents wielded another, less scientific argument: Borger and Amarillo already had their share of public works projects and now it was Hereford’s and Littlefield’s turn. . . .        Learn More.....

Blowin' in the Wind by Margaret Bickers The severe drought that gripped the Rio Grande and Canadian River basins during the mid-1800s certainly could have produced dust storms, but the Comanches, Kiowas and other Native Americans living in the area left no written record of what they saw. . . .        Learn More.....

Flaming Cow Flops by Margaret Bickers None of the Anglos moving to the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle, lured by cheap grass and un-stocked ranges, could have fully anticipated the hazards of grass fires. Everyone knew that the plains burned . . .        Learn More.....

Heck and High Water by Margaret Bickers It is probable that word flashed down the telegraph lines, where they existed. Otherwise the first warnings people had may have come from upstream neighbors riding down the valley with the news.        Learn More.....

Massacre at McDowell Creek In 1966 archaeologists excavating prehistoric sites in the future Lake Meredith National Recreation Area made some interesting discoveries. One of those discoveries was made atop a small hillside inside a 1000 year old dwelling site. . . .        Learn More.....

The Genus Locale project is a series of original documents, photographs and other types of creative works that outline exploration and discovery of the Llano Estacado.        Learn More.....

Workspaces at Randall Derrick.com is an ongoing photographic documentary that tells stories of Workspaces on the Llano Estacado.        Learn More.....

Stories Behind the Lens captures not only the subject of a legacy photograph but tells about the local geographica and the mindset behind the photograph ...        Learn More.....