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Old 06-08-2009, 10:57 AM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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^ I don't think many people in the Dallas area mind having Oklahoma nearby.

Oklahoma only 3-4 hours northeast of DFW
Nah, I'll take the beach.
And Galveston is such a quirky jewel of a town, really unique.

Besides, you can drive 2-3 hours west of Houston to the Texas hill country and get much prettier (IMO) than Oklahoma.
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:10 AM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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Nah, I'll take the beach.
And Galveston is such a quirky jewel of a town, really unique.

Besides, you can drive 2-3 hours west of Houston to the Texas hill country and get much prettier (IMO) than Oklahoma.
To say the Texas Hill Country is much prettier than the heavily forested Southern Ozarks of Oklahoma is definately an opinion call.

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Old 06-08-2009, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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To say the Texas Hill Country is much prettier than the heavily forested Southern Ozarks of Oklahoma is definately an opinion call.

NO joke. I find no beauty in the Hill Country. Either you like green and lush or scrub brush and dust. People just like different things. BIMHO,now that the Hill Country is dotted with Ranchettes and Subdivisons, it's really lost it's charm.

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Old 06-08-2009, 01:24 PM
 
Location: The Village
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Nah, I'll take the beach.
And Galveston is such a quirky jewel of a town, really unique.

Besides, you can drive 2-3 hours west of Houston to the Texas hill country and get much prettier (IMO) than Oklahoma.
The Hill Country is just as close to Dallas as it is to Houston.
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Old 06-08-2009, 01:44 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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The Hill Country is just as close to Dallas as it is to Houston.
Almost.

Even so, I'll take the beach over the hill country. Else, I would have just stayed in Austin. Again, just another personal preference.

You guys can have your Oklahoma. I'll take the "no beauty" Texas hill country and stay in this great state for my weekend trips.
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Old 06-08-2009, 02:18 PM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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Almost.

Even so, I'll take the beach over the hill country. Else, I would have just stayed in Austin. Again, just another personal preference.

You guys can have your Oklahoma. I'll take the "no beauty" Texas hill country and stay in this great state for my weekend trips.
Awe, how full of Texas pride you are.

< sing > Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty State!
< sing > Texas, our Texas! So wonderful so great!



The point of my response to TNRyan23 was to denote that Dallas being close to Oklahoma can be an asset, as that State has some beautiful areas to visit.
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Old 06-08-2009, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Almost.

Even so, I'll take the beach over the hill country. Else, I would have just stayed in Austin. Again, just another personal preference.

You guys can have your Oklahoma. I'll take the "no beauty" Texas hill country and stay in this great state for my weekend trips.
Where was that third picture taken? That almost looks like something you'd find in New Mexico or Colorado.
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Old 06-08-2009, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Almost.

Even so, I'll take the beach over the hill country. Else, I would have just stayed in Austin. Again, just another personal preference.

You guys can have your Oklahoma. I'll take the "no beauty" Texas hill country and stay in this great state for my weekend trips.
Are you sure that third picture is the hill country??? Looks like nothing in TX lol
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Old 06-08-2009, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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There's a pretty interesting pine tree species in that shot for Texas.
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Old 06-08-2009, 02:49 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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They were all off central TX info sites.

Go west of Austin/San Antonio, between the two, you'll see scenes like these (when there's not a drought).

Anyway, looks like yet another thread hijacked and going off topic, with some of the same offenders so I should have known better.

I stand by my original reply that the two cities have similar suburbs, but that Houston's have more variety IMO due to its geographical location near the pine forests and Gulf coast. Other than that, I'm done with this thread. Have fun.
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