Mesa Redonda: South Face

The View from Ragland

Mesa Redonda

Just a few miles south of Tucumcari, Mesa Redonda reigns over the southern Mesalands in stoic splendor. I think I could spend the rest of my life photographing this mesa and never do it justice, but it's worth a try. Below is a hundred year old postcard of the mesa, courtesy of my grandmother. 

Muddy road to the mesa

Everything's dry as a bone and bam!, mud. Must of been one tiny rain cloud. The road leads near the Llano Estacado (staked plains) which is either the world's largest mesa or world's smallest continent, but it's flat as a pancake up there. Some people think it's thrilling, some think it's dull, and some find it disturbing. I rather like it myself.