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Old 09-02-2012, 03:00 PM
 
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Where in the Hill Country do you have to live to be surrounded by scenic hills like this? http://www.communityrectherapies.com...l-country2.jpg
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Old 09-02-2012, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Kaufman County, Texas
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That's not the Texas Hill Country.
1. It's way too green. Hill Country mostly has Live Oak trees, which are not green like that.
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Old 09-02-2012, 05:48 PM
 
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Old 09-02-2012, 07:55 PM
 
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This reminds me of the far west Texas land scams, showing photos of a horse drinking water from a stream surrounded by beautiful green grass. You might find something like that somewhere out there once every few years, but it isn't at all an accurate depiction of general conditions.

If that photo really is from the Hill Country, it's from a carefully chosen spot during an unusually green spell. Overall it isn't representative of the Hill Country, which is more sparsely vegetated and less green.
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Old 09-02-2012, 08:12 PM
 
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Thanks. I found that Leaky was the seat of Real County and I searched it and found this scenic view:

Activities in The Frio River Canyon Area
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Old 09-02-2012, 08:12 PM
 
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That's not the Texas Hill Country.
1. It's way too green. Hill Country mostly has Live Oak trees, which are not green like that.
Yeah, as beautiful as the Hill Country is, that isn't it. Good catch, ChristieP.
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Old 09-02-2012, 08:13 PM
 
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This reminds me of the far west Texas land scams, showing photos of a horse drinking water from a stream surrounded by beautiful green grass. You might find something like that somewhere out there once every few years, but it isn't at all an accurate depiction of general conditions.

If that photo really is from the Hill Country, it's from a carefully chosen spot during an unusually green spell. Overall it isn't representative of the Hill Country, which is more sparsely vegetated and less green.
I read that Hill Country touches on northern suburbs of San Antonio and also Austin. Is this true?
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Old 09-02-2012, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Yup, SA is one the Southern end and the Austin area is on the Eastern side. We just got back from a weekend out there in the hill country and I sure love it even though its a pretty rugged land.
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Old 09-02-2012, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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For us, the hills start just west of DT Austin.
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Old 09-03-2012, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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That's not the Texas Hill Country.
1. It's way too green. Hill Country mostly has Live Oak trees, which are not green like that.
This can indeed be Texas Hill Country. Here is another photo that is on the Wikipedia page for "Texas Hill Country" - specifically in the Real, Bandera, Uvalde Co. area. When there is a good rainfall year, the hills can green up remarkably. One of the area attractions is Lost Maples State Park - an unusual array of maples that turn glorious colors in the fall.


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