Continental Divide

On the way to Albuquerque Wednesday afternoon, I passed this, just west of Deming, NM:


I first noticed this when I drove the opposite direction on I-10, when my Dad helped me moved to Tucson in 2007. Now, I don't know about you, but when I think about a continental divide, I picture the ridge line of a mountain range, or at the very least, the crest of a hill. However, in southern New Mexico, it looks like this:


Pretty frickin flat. Does anybody else think that's at least a bit funny? Maybe next time I'll stand by the sign and pour out a bottle of water to see what happens.

P.S. Blogger tells me this is my 100th post! Woohoo!