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Old 03-08-2014, 09:50 AM
 
Location: Houston
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Ain't nobody got time for that!!

For the record I have enjoyed learning, and seeing East Texas in this thread
Yeah, there are some kinds of biodiversity I don't want to cuddle up with, either!
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Old 03-08-2014, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Wonderland
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Sure, the pine trees in parts of East Texas are the tallest trees in the state, but natural beauty is more than just tall pine trees. Pine trees also produce a pretty boring monoculture. Nothing except acid loving plants grows underneath them.
I live in East Texas, near Tyler. We have LOTS of pine trees. We also have tons of hardwoods and all sorts of beautiful vegetation on our rolling, green hills.

Tyler isn't called the "Rose Capital of the World" for nothing. Not to mention our beautiful Azalea district.

2014 Tyler Texas Azalea and Spring Flower Trails, March 21 - April 6, 2014: photographs, trail highlights, history, area map

East Texas has plenty of pine trees, ALONG WITH a very wide variety of all sorts of greenery including tons of hardwoods...hence our very lovely fall colors.

We also have Caddo Lake (a natural lake) as well as other lakes. We have plenty of "Big Sky" because we have more pronounced hills than most people think we do, and you can see for miles and miles in many places. We have gorgeous old neighborhoods and quaint towns full of antique shops around the town square. We have pastures of hay, or pastures filled with fat, happy livestock.

East Texas is very bucolic and can be quite charming and picturesque.
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Old 03-09-2014, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Baghdad by the Bay (San Francisco, California)
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Off the top of my head, I can't remember seeing anything that tops this, but feel free to post the areas that you feel are valid contenders.

Maybe part of the appeal comes from it being such unusual scenery for typical "Texas", but I think this specific region puts the Hill Country's best to shame.

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Probably the best commixture of hills and trees that we have in this state. You see places like this and you don't think Texas. You think Georgia or Virginia.
Heh, you actually posted the street I grew up on in one of those. It's nice, but it's no Hill Country.
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Old 03-09-2014, 06:20 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Heh, you actually posted the street I grew up on in one of those. It's nice, but it's no Hill Country.
I disagree, but you know that already.
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Old 02-15-2015, 01:00 AM
 
Location: At the center of the universe!
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I live in East Texas, near Tyler. We have LOTS of pine trees. We also have tons of hardwoods and all sorts of beautiful vegetation on our rolling, green hills.

Tyler isn't called the "Rose Capital of the World" for nothing. Not to mention our beautiful Azalea district.

2014 Tyler Texas Azalea and Spring Flower Trails, March 21 - April 6, 2014: photographs, trail highlights, history, area map

East Texas has plenty of pine trees, ALONG WITH a very wide variety of all sorts of greenery including tons of hardwoods...hence our very lovely fall colors.

We also have Caddo Lake (a natural lake) as well as other lakes. We have plenty of "Big Sky" because we have more pronounced hills than most people think we do, and you can see for miles and miles in many places. We have gorgeous old neighborhoods and quaint towns full of antique shops around the town square. We have pastures of hay, or pastures filled with fat, happy livestock.

East Texas is very bucolic and can be quite charming and picturesque.
I would like to visit Tyler some time. I've never been there.
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Old 02-15-2015, 11:53 AM
 
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Welcome, better times to visit Tyler is during the Azalea Spring Trails. Two trails that or for touring, signs for you to follow. I'll check the dates for this year in a second. Dates will be just an approximation, mother nature determines the peak bloom times. Second choice would be when everything should be green an lush, in late April and early May then, the roses at the Tyler Rose Garden should be getting into fuller bloom. Early November for fall color.

Best bet is the Spring flowers, Dogwoods, tulips.

I moved back to Tyler after spending some of my younger years in Houston, 25 of um. Side note, I really liked Houston for a big city. They are other things to see here, no it's not Arlington. But Caldwell Zoo is a smaller but really well laid out zoo, good for a 2-3 hour slow visit. Brookshires Wildlife Museum. A couple of restored historical homes. Just drive around in some of the upscale newer areas, like The Cascades, Holly Tree, lots of non chain places to eat. If you decide to come I could give you some of the streets, areas to see. Now 1/3 or more of Tyler is older and not as well "kept up" so this is not Charleston S.C. etc. Tyler is just one of the few nicer places in Texas, not Utopia, lol. Email me directly with questions. Mark

http://www.tylertexasonline.com/tyle...alea-trail.htm


http://www.visittyler.com/azaleatrail/


The second site covers much.

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