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The hill country region is truly a transition point between the lush coastal plain and the arid southwest. I believe the stark difference here is mainly from poor land use: ranching in the hill country led to an erosion of topsoil, causing a lush forested environment to turn barren.
Gotta disagree. IT has sort of a ruggedness about it,, lots of BBQ, it feels like it should be attached to Austin.
However, I feel like the core central neighborhoods are quite a bit different with clay soil and pecan/oak trees rather than cedar, and generally more often green and less often brown. Then North and East Austin tended to be farmland as opposed to ranchland so it has a different feel and topography as well.
It is pretty interesting how quickly it turns arid once you get west of Austin. East of Austin it gradually becomes more and more green / lush forested .. Austin seems to sit in a special place between two climate zones.
Yes, the Balcones Escarpment divides Texas- east of it is humid and wet, west of it is mostly semi-arid to arid.
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Totally agree! Looks like a town along the Susquehanna.
Regarding Oregon City, OR looking like Pittsburgh or Harrisburg.
It actually does. But if I was being nit-picky, Oregon City looks a lot more piney/sprucey. PA has spruces and pines, but not like in this photo. The foliage is off, little bit too conferious. Very cool comparison.
A bit off topic for this thread: I drove thru Northern Georgia and Northern Alabama after getting thru Chattanooga. It looked absolutely identical to Central Pennsylvania (where I've spent my whole life). Foliage, mountains, rural vibe. A lot of Appalachia looks so similar.
Some of Duluth's suburbs have primarily coniferous trees, relatively newer construction, and little visible decay, which reminds me of some of the far Seattle suburbs (Snohomish, Marysville, Lake Stevens, etc). Couple shots from Proctor, MN:
Some OKC suburbs are in the woods and look more like NW Arkansas than they do the other suburbs who are flatter with more of a prairie look like the majority of OKC itself has.
Specifically the east half of Edmond, OK and Choctaw, OK. Completely different look than the other OKC suburbs.
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