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I have no doubt there are folks who find Texas to be their heaven on earth (didn't one poster call some stretch of interstate elegant?). As with many threads which invite comparisons of the state, I note the boundless boasting for which Texans are famous has ensued (the saying "Don't mess with Texas" didn't come about without reason). I have little doubt my views won't sit well with a handful of such folks. So be it: Those who disagree are entitled to their views. Just don't expect me to share them.
Who's boasting? This thread has remained remarkably civil, with people from both sides by and large expressing appreciation for the other. Quit trying to stir the pot.
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Seeing those pictures of Austin kind of remind me of the landscape here.
I've noticed a couple similarities too, wasn't expecting that!
Few more of my pics. As you can see most of my pics are around water, which I love...most of it is cool and clear, not muddy and silty as someone suggested. Tons and tons of spring-fed pools and swimming holes all around my area. Just camped on the Gulf coast too, and the water was clear and deliciously warm!
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 know, I was thinking the same exact thing...I still think the Northeast looks better than Texas, but I know for a fact that parts of East Texas can give it a run for its money in the fall foliage department.
Really, about the only thing that East Texas loses in is elevation. The northeast, and uppersouth/midatlantic tend to have elevations that allow for vistas that really showcase its fall foliage. But colorwise, Northeast Texas is no slacker.
Alas, I have scrounged up a couple of mildly representative pics of East Texas. These will have to do for now.
Ok...so that last one isnt East Texas. But the rest are.
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Well I have to admit. I've seen a lot of Texas, but many of the photos posted here introduced me to parts of it I didn't know about.
After seeing that I'd say the two are about dead even. The only difference that remains in my mind is that Texas still has a lot more flat treeless areas (I've seen them).
I think the only flat areas of the northeast are New Jersey, and the Ontario plains. Even then northwest Jersey has Piedmont hills and the Ontario plains has scattered low ridges. I'd say the New England coast but I've never actually been there, I only know the mountains. I know there are a lot of cliffs in Maine.
Agree with CookieSkoon about the biggest difference is the Northeast has less flat areas. And treeless areas, obviously, but the only spots without trees are farmland or spots turned into city.
A lot of nice pics posted on here. I like to see even more of Texas since I haven't been there.
What part of the Texas Gulf coast has the best waves?
AFAIK, really none have great waves consistently...although I know surfers who live in Corpus and are pretty happy with it. I know during the Gulf's tropical wave season (starting now) the waves can get pretty gnarly.
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This might be the biggest mismatch in the history of C-D polls. It's like comparing NYC to Enid, Okla.
The northeast wins in an epic landslide, caused by a 500-foot tsunami created by a mid-ocean asteroid impact.
I don't see how anyone could look at the pictures posted on the last few pages and still have the above opinion...no one is that ignorant/intransigent/blind, right?
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Well I have to admit. I've seen a lot of Texas, but many of the photos posted here introduced me to parts of it I didn't know about.
I think the only flat areas of the northeast are New Jersey, and the Ontario plains. Even then northwest Jersey has Piedmont hills and the Ontario plains has scattered low ridges. I'd say the New England coast but I've never actually been there, I only know the mountains. I know there are a lot of cliffs in Maine.
Absolutely true...when it comes to proximity and accessibility Texas can't compare. The size of the state means variety but also means it takes forever to get places. I'm lucky enough to have some wonderfully scenic places near where I live (comprising most of the pics I posted), but it takes me 6 hours to get to Big Bend, 3 hours to the best parts of the Hill Country, 3 hours to the coast, 6 hours to East TX, etc. And I'm smack in the middle of the state
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.
Well, that would be because it is the Deep South.
In all seriousness, though, that lake makes me think of Huckleberry Finn, which was one of my favorite books as a kid.
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