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Isn't that weird, considering the elephant in the room that is Juarez being one of the word's most dangerous cities is a stones throw (or a bullet's range if you will) right across the river? El Paso itself really isn't bad at all as it has great weather, excellent food (awesome Mexican and steak as good as any steakhouse in Fort Worth), very friendly people, decent enough shopping, and a huge military presence. There is a lot of scenic desert and mountain recreation around as well including Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, White Sands, Ruidoso, and the scenic Franklin Mountains right on the edge of town.
Though El Paso is an isolated medium sized city it has the grandiose sized freeways and stack interchanges that one would find in Houston or Dallas. It's downtown has great historic bones, but leaves something to be desired. It is hard to get around the fact that it is probably the most active border city in the country and that neighboring Juarez throws a big stigma into the overall psyche of the place.
El Paso looks great, UTEP football stadium has nice scenery and they have the chihuahuas now, AA I believe, but it's way too "out there" (don't mean that in a negative way) away from everything for me. I would love to go on some recreational trails at some point there.
loool was thinking same thing - I mean I like rap as much as the next 20something year old urban white guy, but it is painful reading about it on this forum..
loool was thinking same thing - I mean I like rap as much as the next 20something year old urban white guy, but it is painful reading about it on this forum..
I agree only because it's always the same guy bringing it up when it's largely irrelevant to the topic. He also never knows what he's talking about.
What's funny is that Houston usually beats Dallas in these polls. I wonder what's changed (aside from the combined effects Houston bashing and secret profile voting, of course).
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, AA I believe, but it's way too "out there" (don't mean that in a negative way) away from everything for me. I would love to go on some recreational trails at some point there. 
