Research Catalog

Title

Amarillo flights : aerial views of Llano Estacado country / Paul V. Chaplo ; introduction by Walt Davis.

Author

Chaplo, Paul V.

Publication

College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]

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Details

Additional Authors

Davis, Walt, 1942-

Description

xv, 192 pages : color illustrations, color map; 27 cm.

Summary

"Visitors to Texas and New Mexico have marveled for centuries at the immensity of the Llano Estacado and the surprising contrast as, at the edges of the great mesa, the flat ground gives way suddenly to such spectacular formations as the Palo Duro and Caprock Canyons. In the introduction to Amarillo Flights, artist and naturalist Walt Davis chronicle the history of this region-what Paul Chaplo calls the "Llano Country"-and of those artists, mapmakers, and travelers who have tried in various ways to capture its spirit. Working in "the vast studio of the sky," aerial photographer Chaplo has battled high winds, turbulence, dust, ice, near-miss bird strikes, wildfire smoke, and a host of aircraft problems to show the Llano Country from a place most of us will never be. Covering more than forty thousand square miles, he explores the incredible beauty and rich cultural history of the Panhandle and the surrounding landscapes, from canyons in New Mexico and Texas to hills and plains in Oklahoma. With the help of daring pilots, numerous aircraft, and a remarkably steady hand, Chaplo manages to capture in more than 100 striking photographs the shapes, textures, and colors of the rugged landforms that cannot be perceived fully from the ground. Sharing in his unique view from the southwestern sky, readers will experience from afar-and sometimes impossibly close-the sunlit canyons, storm-covered plains, and winding rivers cutting deep into the red earth that drew Chaplo to this region. For those who appreciate the Llano Estacado, Texas and Eastern New Mexico history, and landscape photography, this book provides a fresh and perception-challenging perspective"--

Series Statement

American Wests

Uniform Title

American Wests.

Subject

• Plateaus > Texas, West > Pictorial works
• Plateaus > New Mexico > Pictorial works
• Landscape photography > Llano Estacado
• Aerial photography > Llano Estacado
• Aerial photography
• Landscape photography
• Plateaus
• Llano Estacado > Pictorial works
• New Mexico
• United States > Llano Estacado
• West Texas

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Pictorial works.

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Flying behind the Storm: Rain and Teardrops of the Caprock Canyons -- Puerto de los Rivajeños: Natural On-Ramp to the Plains -- Water, Wine and Ransom: Following Yellow House Draw -- Trailing the Comanches and Goodnight: Passage through Horsehead Crossing -- Swinging Low into Palo Duro and Tule Canyons: Flying Southwest from Amarillo -- Roadside Wonders: Surprises beyond the Guardrail -- Mescalero Escarpment: Flying from Clovis, New Mexico -- The Canadian River, Part One: Rocky Dell to Landergin Mesa -- The Canadian River, Part Two: Over Adobe Walls and Beyond -- Sojourn to Ancon, New Mexico: Tucumcari and the Canadian River Canyon -- Epilogue.

Call Number

JFF 21-459

ISBN

• 9781623498863
• 1623498864

LCCN

2020020412

OCLC

1157719048

Author

Chaplo, Paul V., photographer, writer of preface.

Title

Amarillo flights : aerial views of Llano Estacado country / Paul V. Chaplo ; introduction by Walt Davis.

Publisher

College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

American Wests

American Wests.

Added Author

Davis, Walt, 1942- writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFF 21-459