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OK, sorry to pile on Texas. But from what I have seen in both places, I think the Northeast wins this one. I really like fall colors, so it's not really a fair fight.
Here are some photos I took in New Hampshire during October 2010:
OK, sorry to pile on Texas. But from what I have seen in both places, I think the Northeast wins this one. I really like fall colors, so it's not really a fair fight.
Here are some photos I took in New Hampshire during October 2010:
Nice! Here's mine of New Hampshire from October 2008. Seems like a different style / subject to our photos. Both good in different ways:
A couple of people have shown some nice pictures of forests, swamps and lakes in Texas, particually in East Texas. And its interesting to see fall colors in Texas. But I will point out that if you really like forests, lakes and fall colors, you will love the Northeast.
First off the Northeast is literally covered with forests (even in states and cities where you would least expect it). And if you like the Big Thicket of East Texas, you will also like the Northeast because the Ice Age has left thousands of swamps and marshes. Here is one just 25 miles west of Manhattan in Northern new Jersey Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .
Speaking of lakes, Caddo Lake looks beautiful (and biologically interesting) but you are comparing to the Northeast which has thousands of lakes. Many of them are fed by mountain brooks and rivers which are clean and unpolluted, which for example is why NYC does not have to treat much of its water supply.
The Northeast has a abundant water supply, which has led to so much forests and lakes. Its one of our strongpoints. In fact, if I was arguring for Texas on this thread, I would quitely leave out the subject of lakes LOL! Also I would not bring up the subject of rivers and brooks!
And definetely, not for even a moment, ever bring up the subject of Waterfalls!
Understood, but Caddo Lake just does something to me. It screams "Dixie" in a way that few other southern locations I've ever seen can. It's a truly mystic place.
As for the forests, East Texas is just my pride and joy. There's such a dominant stereotype of Texas being flat and treeless, and we have such a wonderful area to throw in their face. ET is essentially just a subregion of the entire eastern US forest.
I'm still kicking myself for not taking pictures of this past autumn season in Northeast Texas, as I myself was literally floored with the amount of vivid fall color present that year; especially after such an ugly summer.
I've lived in the northeast. I was born in the northeast and I'm from Albany. First this thread takes into account a lot of speculation that just doesn't exist or didn't when I lived back east. No one from Buffalo is going to claim being apart of the same northeast as NYC, vice versa. I think its ridiculous to treat the upper northeast like a second class place and then make a thread and try to act like all is forgiven to work together on beating down on another place. From El Paso to Beaumont, Lubbock to Harlingen everyone in that state identifies as being a Texan no matter what the differences are. Northeast isnt that same way, you are a divided people New England, Midwest (think Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Rochester), mid Atlantic, etc. You can try to articulate no lines but your regions culture is much to divided to ever feel as unified as big states like Texas or California and that's been our point from the start. Comparing single states no matter what their size to entire regions for us comes off this way. I know you may see things differently living in New England your tiny region is unified beyond state lines but its not unified with other places in the northeast like New Jersey or western Pennsylvania or upstate New York.
Yes sure the northeast has everything Texas does, as a region it should but as a state no Texas and New York stand alone standing beside one another then there's the rest distantly following those two.
Who ever said anything about "unity?" And where does "unity" fit into a thread about scenery? I'm well aware that there are cultural differences between different sections of the Northeast. I've never heard of those cultural differences adversely impacting anyone's ability to enjoy the region's natural beauty.
All I'm saying is that in a smaller land area in the Northeast (particularly New England), I can get to more beautiful places (the "beautiful" part is my opinion) than I could in Texas. You can debate the "beauty" aspect and I won't argue back, but using imaginary lines as dividers for scenery is the only thing "laughable" going on here. The state line in New Hampshire has never even been an afterthought when I drive 3 hours from Boston to the White Mountains. The Rhode Island border isn't an obstacle for traveling from Boston to Newport.
Sure, there are cultural differences (and there are in different sections of Texas, albeit to lesser degrees), but I would even argue that that's a positive for the Northeast. In a smaller geographic footprint in the Northeast (again, I'm focusing only on New England here), you have incredible differences in not only the topography, but also the culture. How is that a bad thing again?
Understood, but Caddo Lake just does something to me. It screams "Dixie" in a way that few other southern locations I've ever seen can. It's a truly mystic place.
As for the forests, East Texas is just my pride and joy. There's such a dominant stereotype of Texas being flat and treeless, and we have such a wonderful area to throw in their face. ET is essentially just a subregion of the entire eastern US forest.
I can't officially rep you again, Nairobi, but consider this "Plus One" The same dog bit me. East Texas is beautiful...but Caddo Lake occupies a niche' all its own.
Understood, but Caddo Lake just does something to me. It screams "Dixie" in a way that few other southern locations I've ever seen can. It's a truly mystic place.
As for the forests, East Texas is just my pride and joy. There's such a dominant stereotype of Texas being flat and treeless, and we have such a wonderful area to throw in their face. ET is essentially just a subregion of the entire eastern US forest.
I'm still kicking myself for not taking pictures of this past autumn season in Northeast Texas, as I myself was literally floored with the amount of vivid fall color present that year; especially after such an ugly summer.
^You'd probably think "that can't be Texas". Well, guess again, because it is.
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I can't officially rep you again, Nairobi, but consider this "Plus One" The same dog bit me. East Texas is beautiful...but Caddo Lake occupies a niche' all its own.
I have never seen Caddo Lake or East Texas in general, but have seen it mentioned a number of times before on City-Data. It does look interesting and you are right that there seems to a "Deep South" feeling to East Texas, especially with the moss hanging from the trees.
I have an old National Geographic book; America's Outdoor Wonders: State Parks and Sanctuaries which mentions Brazos Bend State Park not too far from Houston. Again I have never seen this place but it looks interesting. Especially if you are into watching wildlife or birding.
Nei, is your post #101 mislabeled "Waterfalls"? LoL, I ask because you wrote waterfalls and only 3 out of the 6 actually contain waterfalls!
It looks to me like photos #3 (the canyon) and #5 (tall waterfall) are in New York. And #4 looks New Yorkish too. Not sure about the others. #1 looks like New England somewhere.
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The same dog bit me. East Texas is beautiful...but Caddo Lake occupies a niche' all its own. 
