Austin's Cool

[Jack_Dawson]

I think I want to move there. Or buy a house there. Or something. Everyone was friendly and I like their politics. Oh and I fell on my ass trying to walk around last night.

:hi:

[efhmc]

1. That's because there is ice everywhere. Please be careful.

[GOPisEvil]

2. Austin is cool.

I like it there a lot. I may end up leaving soon, but it won't be because I dislike the place.

[Lithos]

3. If you're leaving

You might sell your house to Jack above, sounds like he might be in the market.

L-

[GOPisEvil]

5. Hehehehe...

...one step at a time. ;)

[MagickMuffin]

4. Glad you're having a great time

I love Austin as well, but for the time being I'm stuck in the bible belt buckle of the Metroplex.:cry:

But Austin is the best city in Texas, as far as I'm concerned.

Overall, I am a proud Texan, was born and raised here I am a forth generation Texan.

The one thing that always impressed me about Texas, was the fact that she has a desert, a coastline, mountains, and a mini-grand canyon.

The people here have always been considered very friendly, although I think that has changed some since more and more people are moving here.

Texas has changed, because of people like Bush, who take her beauty and turn it into something vulgar, because some people don't see the natural beauty the same way I see it.

There are a lot of really cool places to explore around Austin, I hope you get that chance!

I hope you enjoy your visit here and will visit again.:hi:

[Jack_Dawson]

7. Thx!...

BTW...what's the mini-Grand Canyon?

:shrug:

[MagickMuffin]

9. That would be Big Bend Natural Park

I have never been, although I got as close as Alpine. It's located along the Mexico border.
Anyway friends who have been told me it was like the Grand Canyon. I just took their word for it.

As far as Austin is concerned, just north of Austin and South of Georgetown there is Inner Space Cavern,
http://www.innerspace.com/
http://www.innerspace.com/presentation.html

if you're into that kind of thing, I've been a few times and I liked it! It has some very interesting history.

[Longhorn]

10. I thought you meant Palo Duro Canyon, south of Amarillo.

It's pretty amazing, too!

[sonias]

11. I've been to both and they're both amazing

You're right Longhorn, about Palo Duro (means hard wood). It looks more like the colors of the Grand Canyon and it doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Big Bend of course is beautiful, but it's getting a lot of pollution of late some of it from across the border.

Texas overall has an amazing variety of everything - beaches, canyons, parks, caves, woods, rivers and of course good people.

Sonia

[Longhorn]

13. If only we had some skiing!

If the boundary had been drawn just a little bit further west . . . ;)

[StellaBlue]

19. or if we could've kept that original Texas land... all the way to Santa Fe

!

:)

[StellaBlue]

18. Isn't that where Coronado was?

I was there for one night in 1988 at age 9, sleeping in the tip-top-face-three-inches-from-the-ceiling compartment in a 1963 RV. I remember waking up really early and looking through the screen window, smelling the cool air, and thinking about the Indians and Coronado. What a great memory.

[MagickMuffin]

12. Oh Boy, I forgot about Palo Duro!

as you probably guessed I haven't been there either:spank:

But I've heard wonderful stories about Palo Duro, however since I haven't been to either canyons I have nothing to compare it to, except for other peoples experiences.

My parents went to that pageant they have up there, not my cup of tea!

Thanks for jogging my memory:evilgrin: Longhorn

[Longhorn]

14. My husband's family is from Tulia, just south of the canyon.

The first time I visited, I marveled at how, in the middle of the flattest land one can imagine, Texas found a way to create mountains -- because that's what it looks like when you get down in that beautiful red canyon.

I've been to the pageant. If I recall correctly, the kids were talented but the history of Texas that the musical portrays was slanted a tad white. :eyes:

My husband and I recently visited Guadalupe Mountains National Park and that spot is truly one of the most beautiful places in the state. We went to McKittrick Canyon to see the fall color and it was spectacular.

[sonias]

15. That's a gorgeous picture!

I want my backyard to look like that. That's good enough to be a postcard. Awesome color! Thanks for sharing that, Longhorn.

:applause::applause::applause:

Sonia

[Longhorn]

16. Just so you know, I didn't take it.

It was every bit as beautiful as this photo, if not more, when we were there. Unfortunately, I took one picture and my batteries died. :( That just means we'll have to go back next year! :D

[acmejack]

17. Big Bend National Park

To early Indians, it was where the Great Spirit stored his rocks. To the Spanish, it was El Despoblado, "The Uninhabited Land." To hikers and backpackers, it's Big Bend National Park, 801,163 surprisingly scenic acres in southwest Texas along the Rio Grande. Designated in 1935 to preserve the most beautiful, complex slice of the Chihuahuan Desert north of the border, Big Bend is larger than Rhode Island, yet receives only 360,000 visitors per year. Few of those pilgrims explore its 200 miles of trail, 150 miles of dirt roads, or the 234 miles of Wild and Scenic River administered by the park. Which is great news for adventurers who seek the serene isolation of a vast desert setting.

We scouted six routes to help you explore this extraordinarily diverse park, which comprises three geologic regions: the Chisos Mountains, with their spectacular vistas; the Rio Grande's cathedral gorges, with their alternately placid and turbulent stretches of canoeing; and the stony desert lowlands, filled with otherworldly rock formations and ear-ringing quiet. Start making your plans now, because the southern latitude makes Big Bend the perfect winter escape.

http://www.backpacker.com/holiday/1,8463,9325,00.html

[sonias]

6. We'll be really cool tonight

Low expected to be 18 degrees. Damn, that's too cool. I rather like it warmer. Good Democrats are always welcome in Austin!

:hi: Jack

Sonia

[Jack_Dawson]

8. Thx Sonia

My company really needs to get more than ONE client in Austin...that way I can go back more. Oh well.

Stay warm...cuz last night was fa-reeeeeeezing! :grouphug: