Thursday, December 06, 2012

Just Down the Road a Piece...

Air Frame: C-130J Super Hercules aircraft taking off from Dyess AFB, Tex., during a training exercise on Nov. 30, 2012, pass by the base's B-1B Lancer bombers. Dyess' 317th Airlift Group is slated to receive 28 new-build C-130Js; already 23 of those are in place, according to base officials. (Air Force photo by SSgt. Richard P. Ebensberger) (Click on image above to reach larger version.) 
Four hours away, actually.  If ya look REAL close ya might be able to see me waving from the Llano Estacado in the distance.
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9 comments:

  1. Dapper Dan06 December, 2012 14:40

    Nice pic. I followed your link for the Llano Estacado. Most interesting. Is Portales actually somewhere on the Staked Plain?

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    1. Buck06 December, 2012 15:50

      About P-Ville... yup, we're on the Staked Plain. The bottom o' that Wiki article listed the cities and towns o' import on Llano Estacado and Portales got an Honorable Mention. ;-)

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    2. OldAFSarge07 December, 2012 08:50

      Ya know I thought that might be you Buck. But the hat looked funny. Maybe it's just the distance?

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    3. Buck07 December, 2012 09:08

      @Sarge: I have a hat like that. Assuming that's what ya saw. ;-)

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  2. Bag Blog07 December, 2012 05:47

    I Love the name Llano Estacado - it always reminds me of "Lonesome Dove."

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    1. OldAFSarge07 December, 2012 08:49

      Big ditto from me!

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    2. Buck07 December, 2012 09:11

      @Lou: It is a rather romantic name for such a desolate place.

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  3. Jim Pogue07 December, 2012 12:39

    I may be one of a very few that didn't need the link to know about the Llano Estacado. I was born near Amarillo and spent most of my growing up years just 30 miles from Lubbock. Portales isn't nearly as flat as Lubbock, but that's a story for another day. Another trivial thing is that now there is a very good wine from that area named appropriately enogh, Llano Estacado.

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    1. Buck07 December, 2012 14:07

      You and Lou, Jim. Lou is a good Texas/New Mexico gal who grew up in the area... so she knows, as well. I'll have to look for that wine you mentioned; I haven't seen it in my travels. Then again... I haven't really been looking.

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