Plan a trip to Amarillo and the Panhandle and enjoy visiting its small towns, historic sites and natural wonders.
The top 26 counties of Texas are divided by the Canadian River valley. Also known as the staked plains, Panhandle Plains or Texas Panhandle, it is part of the larger area of level surface known as Llano Estacado, meaning “staked.” The sea of grass was so dense it left no path when Coronado’s expedition passed through in 1541. He created “stakes,” mounds of white stone, to
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