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He is referring to the geographical diversity of the area, not the ethnic diversity. I sort of agree, but it isn't by THAT much.
It really boils down to personal preference. Do you want to live between Hill Country and the Gulf, or do you want to be between the Alleghenies and the Chesapeake Bay.
Now I want some crab cakes and fries seasoned with Old Bay... *drools*
The only thing I find diverse regarding Houston's landscape is that there are the pine forest on the North side, coastal plains on the south side, broken up by water (bayous, lakes, the bay, and the gulf). However, It's no San Francisco or San Diego by any means, so lets not delude ourselves here.
DC is where the Piedmont and Coastal Plain meet, and some of the metro area extends into the foothills of the Appalachians to the Chesapeake Bay. I personally find the area more naturally attractive than Houston. To me, it's a wash between the two as to which has a more diverse landscape. Both are not THAT diverse in landscape to me, but they're not as generic as people seem to think.
You forgot to mention something in that DC lies on the Fall line. You have waterfalls JUST outside the DC area. I find the DC area landscape more aesthetically pleasing. Lot more green throughout the area, obvious and rolling hills, and from it's westernmost suburb, you can see the mountains.
Now Houston's Northern part and Houston's Southern part is night and day and that's pretty unique. But I never heard of the Texas hill country starting at Houston either. People in the actual hill country do not consider Austin in the hill country.
You forgot to mention something in that DC lies on the Fall line. You have waterfalls JUST outside the DC area. I find the DC area landscape more aesthetically pleasing. Lot more green throughout the area, obvious and rolling hills, and from it's westernmost suburb, you can see the mountains.
Now Houston's Northern part and Houston's Southern part is night and day and that's pretty unique. But I never heard of the Texas hill country starting at Houston either. People in the actual hill country do not consider Austin in the hill country.
Great Falls is a pretty cool spot. I'll be in the DC Area next week, and I just may make a stop there.
I'm an outsider, and don't consider Austin in hill country either, LOL.
People in Marble Falls would throw a BBQ rib in your face if you say Austin is in the hill country. The area to the west is rolling plains or prairie. That's why the university to the west of Houston is called Prairie View. They maybe rolling. But they aren't hills.
To anyone from Houston wondering about the "allure" of Tyson's Corner, let me help you visualize. It's 2 malls, and lots of low to mid-rise office buildings surrounded by horribly congested roads that twist, turn, and change names with each intersection. Regardless of some office space statistic, the Houston skyline is definitely more impressive. Save yourself the air fare!
Let me be honest. I don't think Fairfax County is comparable to Houston. It's a suburban county on the outskirts of DC. Harris County is a County of 4million people, with a city of 2.2million people, Houston is also the 4th largest city in the US. This isn't a DC vs Houston comparison, this is a Fairfax County vs Harris County(which CONTAINS Houston and MORE) comparison.
Yeah the Hill Country is typically considered the area just west of Austin and just north of San Antonio but there isn't really an exactly line for it. It starts to get drastically hilly not even five minutes west of downtown Austin. But the Hill Country is NOT the only place in Texas with nice rolling hills. Just east of Austin around Bastrop has some nice hilly land scape as well, but I don't think Bastrop is considered part of the Hill Country. There are also some very nice rolling hills just north of Houston around Huntsville, but I don't think any of that is in Harris County.
People in Marble Falls would throw a BBQ rib in your face if you say Austin is in the hill country. The area to the west is rolling plains or prairie. That's why the university to the west of Houston is called Prairie View. They maybe rolling. But they aren't hills.
Yeah but Marble Falls people are weird. I actually used to live in Burnet so I know the area well. I think the reason Austin isn't considered the Hill "Country" is because it's the city not the country, even if Austin does get VERY hilly. Although, Austin is kind of the "main hub" for the Hill Country though.
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I actually used to live in Burnet so I know the area well.
I think the reason Austin isn't considered the Hill "Country" is because it's the city not the country, even if Austin does get VERY hilly. Although, Austin is kind of the "main hub" for the Hill Country though.
