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03-12-2009, 10:05 AM
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I recommend El Paso.....its a very active community....only 150 days of over 100 degree heat, and so much fun hiding from the drug banditos running across the border......and I hear you can make a good buck working with the coyotes......And the wonderful Rio Grande to boot(wait, what's that I see floating around in there?)
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Hey buddy, El Paso only gets a dozen or so days over 100 degrees with very little humidity unlike central Texas that average many summer days over 95 degrees with horrible humidity. By the way, there are no "bandidos" running across the border into El Paso, in fact El Paso has been ranked the 2nd or 3rd safest large city in the nation for the last decade or so and had only 16 murders last year, not bad for a city of 650k and metro area of 850k specially if you compare it to cities of similar size like Tucson which had 104 murders last year!! And no, the violence across the border has not spilled over to our side at all. El Paso is full of federal agents like border patrol, US Customs, INS, DEA, FBI, Marhalls which make it very hard for cartel gangsters to try anything stupid on this side. Basically what I am trying to say is that El Paso is much safer than where you yourself reside but also know that El Paso has an image problem and it's a much better place than what people give it credit for. I also have pictures of El Paso to show not just the stereotypical picture of Juarez you posted.
El Paso's annual Balloon Festival
Rio Grande in El Paso's upper valley
El Paso's Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary at 9500 North Loop is a 40
acre wetlands park where you can enjoy bird watching.
Butterfield Trail Golf Course was considered one of the top 10 new courses when it opened.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino with the Franklins in the background.
Wyler Aerial Tramway is the only one opened to the public in Texas
Waiting for the tram to come down
On top of Ranger Peak at 7,000 feet altitude.
Las Palmas Marketplace
Landry's restaurant
Hugging the Franklin Mountains close to Trans Mountain.
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Mexican Poppies on Castner Range next to Franklin Mountains State Park.
Historic El Paso Plaza Theater
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El Paso Insights Science Museum
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El Paso Museum of History
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03-12-2009, 11:22 AM
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Last edited by usmc el paso; 03-12-2009 at 11:50 AM..
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03-12-2009, 11:49 AM
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There were some nice photos posted. Thanks for sharing. I've never been to El Paso, but would like to visit some day.
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03-12-2009, 04:54 PM
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I bet these types of pictures did not come to mind when the words El Paso are mentioned huh?
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El Paso is a Beautiful city in many areas. One always should stop at Chico's Tacos when in El Paso.
I still take offense to your comment about American expansionism into Texas. |
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03-12-2009, 05:22 PM
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having lived here for sometime, I personally prefer the East coast to live, but I do love the Austin/San Antonio area.........your poll may have been right, I would hate Houston, my brother lives in uptown and to me there is nothing appealing at all there, but that is just me.
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03-12-2009, 05:28 PM
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I still take offense to your comment about American expansionism into Texas.
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Why be offended at something that is true? |
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03-12-2009, 05:36 PM
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Why be offended at something that is true?
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I really like how people who have taken advantage of the American Dream come to talk about the evil of the United States...frankly it is sickening. Texans of the past were justified in rebelling against Mexico, it was an authoritarian government and Texans wanted their independence. They eventually decided that annexation by the United States was the best bet for the Land. |
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03-12-2009, 05:55 PM
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El Paso is a Beautiful city in many areas. One always should stop at Chico's Tacos when in El Paso.
I still take offense to your comment about American expansionism into Texas.
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Oh come on D-Towner! I never described the country's expansionist desires early in the 19th century as evil. It is just a fact that the country wanted to expand to reach the pacific coast, but you are correct that Texans did fight to gain their independence from a corrupt government and remained independent for 12 years until being annexed by the U.S. I am glad that America was able to expand to the pacific since it has enabled it to become the country that it is today. |
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03-12-2009, 06:07 PM
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Oh come on D-Towner! I never described the country's expansionist desires early in the 19th century as evil. It is just a fact that the country wanted to expand to reach the pacific coast, but you are correct that Texans did fight to gain their independence from a corrupt government and remained independent for 12 years until being annexed by the U.S. I am glad that America was able to expand to the pacific since it has enabled it to become the country that it is today.
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People seem to forget that many people of Spanish/Mexican descent (most notably Juan Seguin) fought against the government of Mexico, it wasn't just American settlers fighting Mexico. |
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03-12-2009, 07:32 PM
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Very pretty photos. I've been through El Paso several times, but not for many years now. It reminds me a lot of southern California, my home state...gosh, I just love mountains. It is amazing the crime is so low.
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