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re: Does Austin, Texas have the most nature diversity east of the Rockies?

Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:25 pm to
Posted by RummelTiger
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:25 pm to
lol...did you look for the worst picture of the skyline?

Here's one showing the amount of projects downtown:



Here's a pretty one:

Posted by Philzilla2k
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:44 pm to
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I’ve lived in Austin for 15 years and none of what you said directionally makes any sense.

This
Posted by Pettifogger
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:45 pm to
No place in America tries to make itself an outdoor mecca despite so little naturally interesting stuff as Austin

Kudos to them for building the culture, but we all have eyes here
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:47 pm to
Pretty amazing to see it driving up 71/183 vs. what it was before 2014. It’s Houston and Dallas level in size but with better architecture.


Also, Houston has prairie in the west, the Piney Woods in the north with some slight hills around Conroe, and marshes, swamps and beaches to Galveston. There’s your diversity, even though the city is among the worst major cities in terms of geography.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 6:51 pm
Posted by Winston Cup
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:48 pm to
Nice of ai to cut out the homeless camps
Posted by crazyLSUstudent
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:48 pm to
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Diverse as the cuisine.


Austin food scene is top tier
Posted by Aguga
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:56 pm to
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generally safe


Most aggressive homeless population in the US.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:56 pm to
Id live on the san marcos river in martindale.

I like to fish that river
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:11 pm to
Cedar Fever is real
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:19 pm to
What? No. Of course not
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:21 pm to
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No place in America tries to make itself an outdoor mecca despite so little naturally interesting stuff as Austin Kudos to them for building the culture, but we all have eyes here
one of my favorite pets on here was seeing Texas city people explain how there’s actually a lot of outdoor activity there. Hilarious
Posted by BigD45
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:32 pm to
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West of the city is arid and borderline desert.


That's just the Edwards Plateau, but it damn sure isn't arid. You have go to go West Texas to get into that type of climate.
Posted by stuckintexas
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:36 pm to
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I’ve lived in Austin for 15 years and none of what you said directionally makes any sense

Exactly what I was going to say. I'm not sure this guy has ever even been to Texas.
Posted by Spocks Brain
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:41 pm to
The shite!!!
Posted by TigerIron
Member since Feb 2021
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:02 pm to
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East of the Rockies, you’re on the air!


Let's go to the wild card line.
Posted by Cracker
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:07 pm to
Throw yourself off a bridge
Posted by Dalosaqy
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:09 pm to
Does that come with a side order of Waymo?
Posted by Shamoan
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:11 pm to
If you like topless overweight women, sure.
Posted by 3nOut
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:14 pm to
This is factually incorrect Hill country is north south and west of Austin.it entirely encompasses it.

East is a bit of coastal Texas (Bastrop, Giddings, etc.)

Brady, Eden, San Angelo area has Hill Country, High Plains, South Texas Scrub, and desert all within an hour.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 8:15 pm
Posted by greygoose
Member since Aug 2013
15060 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:14 pm to
California is the most natural diverse State in the country. Alabama is 2nd. Look it up.
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