Sorry this took awhile to reply to. Been light on the internet past week or so.
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Originally Posted by backspace2
I am looking for a place to relocate to.I currently live in Denver right now. I cannot decide whether I like it in Denver, or not (originally I am from Illinois). But one thing for sure, I cannot afford to own a househere on my salary. I have always been afraid of Oklahoma. It conjures up images of fundamentalist christians, red neck yahoos,and summer heat that makes the asphalt buckle. Where are theforests and swamps and small mountain ranges you mentioned?I wouldn't mind giving OKC a shot, although I worry about fitting inbecause I am not a Christain, and I am more used to a yuppie classof people often found in Denver. Although I am not a yuppie myself as I ama truck driver. I hope I didn't insult anyone.
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The small mountains I mentioned are in the south and eastern parts of Oklahoma. The swamp area is in far southeast oklahoma.
Now for the out of towners, when I say small mountains, I mean small. If you're from Denver, don't even expect half the size of the rockies. Our mountains will look like hills to you.The mountain ranges are broken up by the Wichitas (southwest towards Lawton), the Arbuckle (south central in Davis), the Ouachitas (southeast near McAlester) and part of the Ozarks (northeast near Muskogee)
While there is much information about the mountains and other types of topography of Oklahoma, it is harder to find information on the swamps. The swamps, which on a map are still called by lakes, rivers, and creeks, are located in Mcurtain county, the most southeastern county of Oklahoma. You can do a Google search on Cypress Swamps of Oklahoma or McCurtain County to get information about them.
Lastely, here's a quote from Oklahoma's Wikipedia page:
"Among the most geographically diverse states, Oklahoma is one of four to harbor more than 10 distinct ecological regions, containing eleven within its borders, more per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin.Marked by differences in geographical diversity between its western and eastern halves, eastern Oklahoma touches eight ecological regions, while its western half holds three."
Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia