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Ever feel overwhelmed by the immensity of the night sky and stars? Space is scary like that; it’s mostly void. Up in the Panhandle at Palo Duro Canyon, the earth meets that void. But it’s not scary. It’s invigorating or maybe even calming.
Driving northwest on U.S. Highway 287 out of Dallas, you’ll start to experience the void in a few quick hours, flying past the Walmart in Vernon and the community college in Clarendon, both rodeo towns. As you tap your breaks passing green city limit signs, you’ll see abandoned buildings and tall old silos as proof of why the cities were established. Inhabitants are sparse (but not void)…