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Originally Posted by ploddinTod
Well, it all boils down to this. A city is a city wherever you go. The whole urban pie is going to have crime, traffic, pollution, shady politicians, etc. But it's not all bad because the city is where you make your living. The key is to, if you have the option, put yourself close to your playground. Ed, you like nature photography and hiking. So why not make it convienent for yourself on your off-time to be close to areas that you want to explore?  That Hwy 16 northwest of SA has to be one of the prettiest drives in Tx. On top of that, SA is only 3.5 to 4 hrs from your friends and family in H-town. I'll stop my ranting now. |
You know, until you mentioned it, I had never realized that "nature photography" was a hobby of mine. I've always thought of it like this - I hike for me, I photograph for others. I can enjoy an encounter with a wild alligator just fine without photographs. I'm the only hiker in my crowd and I shoot a lot of the pics in the hopes of showing them what they're missing.
You're right that all major cities have the same basic problems, but the degree of the various problems changes. Traffic is one of my biggest pet peeves so a city with fewer traffic snarls ranks high on my list.
You're dead on about that stretch of road. I said in my trip report that the drive from Bandera to Kerrville was honestly the prettiest I've ever driven in TX. I look foreward to spending a day (or ten) just exploring the roads in that area. I'm tired of living in a flat, flood-prone area. That double tropical whammy FL is about to get just reminds me another reason to move farther inland.
Incidentally, I have family in exactly the wrong spot about now. They live in that small stretch of the FL panhandle that will feel the brunt of BOTH storms, only 36 hours apart.
