Texas – a state so misunderstood that everything you think you know about it is probably wrong. WhereHollywood stereotypes have created a cartoon version of reality, masking one of America’s mostgeographically diverse, culturally complex, and naturally stunning regions.
What you’re about to discover will shatter every preconception you have about the Lone Star State. Thisisn’t the Texas of movies and television – all deserts, cowboys, and oil rigs. This is the real Texas: a land oftropical beaches and ancient forests, of progressive cities and artistic havens, of mountain peaks andmysterious swamplands that seem transported from Louisiana.
From coastlines that rival the Caribbean to forests that look like the Pacific Northwest, from contemporaryart installations in the middle of nowhere to natural swimming holes that appear carved by angels – Texascontains landscapes and cultures that directly contradict every stereotype the world has created about it.
Here’s a fact that perfectly illustrates how wrong our assumptions about Texas really are: The statecontains four distinct climate zones, seven major ecosystem regions, and geographical diversity thatranges from 8,749-foot mountain peaks to coastal plains at sea level. You can surf in the morning, hikethrough ancient forests in the afternoon, and watch desert sunsets in the evening – all without leavingTexas.
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