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You'd be surprised at the sheer number of people who say things like "I'm looking to move to Dallas. I'm outdoorsy. Really into hiking and camping. Where should I live?"
Of course if you tell them DFW isn't very outdoorsy the snowflake homers will jump all over you and say idiotic crap like "What do you mean DFW isn't outdoorsy? I play golf/tennis in January in shorts, and I see people running and playing pickup basketball all the time. DFW is way more outdoorsy than people think." I've even seen a poster say that DFW has great hiking. Umm, no, it doesn't. It has a few average trails at Cedar Ridge and a ton of crap ones, but nothing at all that a truly avid hiker would consider "great."
If you tell them that Dallas is less dense than LA they will go crazy. OH and don't you dare say it's an affordable place to live.
Bluescreen like to make strawmen to bash places by, first, making up ridiculous claims supposedly made by "homers" and, second, debunking the ridiculous claims the vast majority of homers, natives, and residents do not believe or make.
Oh yeah, this also applies to Gaylord Focker (unless he can provide any proof or evidence most Dallasites on here make those claims he say they do), but he mostly just targets Dallas.
I think there's some pretty drives in Austin. Like heading west on 2222. You feel more immersed in it than you do in Denver, it being the hills or mountains. But, nothing in Texas touches the drive out on I 70 in Denver. But to each their own. I'm sure there are pretty parts in Oklahoma too.
The drive "out on I 70 in Denver" goes through a hideous industrial district and barely populated suburbia.
I haven't met a mountain or hilly area that I don't like - I love the views, the vistas, the twists and turns, the interesting geographical elements of mountains, plateaus, hills, etc. It doesn't matter where they are located - I just like them, including the area to the west of Austin. I think it has a great vibe and I enjoy the views. If I want different views, I'll go to different regions. No, the Hill Country isn't the Alps or the Rockies, or even the Appalachians or the Ouachitas or (fill in the blank with whatever you like). It's the Hill Country. It's what I expect it to be and I think it's very appealing.
Also, that area has a uniquely Texas vibe about it, just like other mountain or hill regions do in their various locations. That's always interesting.
Visited Texas Hill country for the first time last week and I gotta say; coming from California, the hills surrounding Austin and San Antonio weren’t that awe-ing or and lacked wow factor. For a Texan who stayed around flat Houston and Dallas I can see why i’d be scenic and possibly even the most amazing nature they’ve seen in their early lifes’.
Most of the time the hills are so small that the dense tall trees hide the distant views of giving the illusion of being in the middle of a valley. You wouldn’t even know the elevation changed until you feel your automobile needing more acceleration in certain roads.
Why do you ask so many irrelevant questions?
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