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So, for a time at least Texas had the highest peak in the the entire USA:
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Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in eastern North America, excluding island summits. It was the highest point in any state of the United States until Texas joined the union in 1845.
This is what a mountain looks like. Those were hills.
I never met a mountain I didn't like.
As a Texan, I'm not saying that Texas has mountains that are like, say, the Rockies. Of course we don't have any mountain ranges like that. All I'm pointing out is that Texas is not all flat desert - we do in fact have a few mountain ranges.
I don't believe in mountains without Big Water nearby, and in this respect Pacific Northwest stole my heart.
Although originally I always thought that I preferred something like this; something much, much warmer... )
( Caucasus)
Great photos!
But if you want water near your mountains - here you go:
As a Texan, I'm not saying that Texas has mountains that are like, say, the Rockies. Of course we don't have any mountain ranges like that. All I'm pointing out is that Texas is not all flat desert - we do in fact have a few mountain ranges.
A common misconception is that Texas is desert. Texas actually doesn't have much true desert at all and what is there is closer to New Mexico. The largest chunk of Texas is grassland (it is considered the southern plains after all) which is why it has that African savanna look about it. But I'm sorry, those are ranges of hills
A common misconception is that Texas is desert. Texas actually doesn't have much true desert at all and what is there is closer to New Mexico. The largest chunk of Texas is grassland (it is considered the southern plains after all) which is why it has that African savanna look about it. But I'm sorry, those are ranges of hills
To you they're hills, but they are mountain enough to suit me!
But then, I also prefer the Appalachians to the Rockies, and the Spessarts to the Alps.
Will you people stop posting all those gorgeous photos, I am now suffering from a serious case of wanderlust.... I think Texas is often "misunderstood" or suffers from too many cliches and misconceptions put about by Popular Culture which is a shame.
For me it would probably not be a place to live but to visit I think it has much to offer in beauty, history and character and plenty enough to keep someone occupied for quite a while which is good enough for me at least ! Credit where it's due.
I think Kathryn has actually done a very good job of showing the diversity and range of the State ! Some glorious photos of a place she obviously knows a lot better than most of us I am sure, and obviously loves.
Kathryn , I for one I would be more than happy to visit again ! You don't fancy a perfectly house trained guest by any chance ? Big horizons are just what is needed at the moment, having had to cancel two vacations through ill health...
Will you people stop posting all those gorgeous photos, I am now suffering from a serious case of wanderlust.... I think Texas is often "misunderstood" or suffers from too many cliches and misconceptions put about by Popular Culture which is a shame.
For me it would probably not be a place to live but to visit I think it has much to offer in beauty, history and character and plenty enough to keep someone occupied for quite a while which is good enough for me at least ! Credit where it's due.
I think Kathryn has actually done a very good job of showing the diversity and range of the State ! Some glorious photos of a place she obviously knows a lot better than most of us I am sure, and obviously loves.
Kathryn , I for one I would be more than happy to visit again ! You don't fancy a perfectly house trained guest by any chance ? Big horizons are just what is needed at the moment, having had to cancel two vacations through ill health...
Oh, no - I am so sorry you've had messed up vacations recently!
A couple of years ago, my husband and I had a big anniversary trip planned to Europe in June. We both got "the funk" in March and then couldn't seem to shake the coughing - and then the heavy pollen in spring made it even worse. Two weeks out from our vacation, we were nearly panicking because we were both coughing and hacking and just felt plain ol' SICK.
We went back to the doctor and said, "Hit us with everything you've got." He did so (including shots in our rear ends - OUCH!) and thank goodness it finally worked. But we were really worried for awhile.
Texas is a great place - but just one of many in this wide, wide world. Oh how I love to travel!
A common misconception is that Texas is desert. Texas actually doesn't have much true desert at all and what is there is closer to New Mexico. The largest chunk of Texas is grassland (it is considered the southern plains after all) which is why it has that African savanna look about it. But I'm sorry, those are ranges of hills
The desert in Texas is part of The Chihuahuan Desert, which is the largest desert in North America. It's milder in temps than the Sonoran or Mojave, though -- perhaps why there is slightly more vegetation.
I think the Texas mountain ranges of the Chisos Mountains (Big Bend), Guadalupe Mountains, and Franklin Mountains are all part of this desert.
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Big horizons are just what is needed at the moment, having had to cancel two vacations through ill health...
