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As. 50+ year lightplane pilot, Texas-based about 2/3 of that time, I have long recognized two easily identifiable from above “lines” dividing the State into zones detetrmined by average rainfalls.
One line runs obliquely from Port O’Connor, Victoria, New Braunfels, Fort Worth, then New Boston & Texarkana; to the East & South of this line, virtually all rainfall origiates in our Gulf and the terrain is lush & green most years. Trees are large & green.
A second line runs up Brazos Santiago to around Mission, then up through the Chaparral to Rocksprings, Ozona, just West of San Angelo & Abilene, East of Witchita Falls. Between those lines, Texas is brownish or lighter green depending on season and rainfall. Trees b/t those lines are smaller & less green,
West of the second line, trees are rare, the terrain is brown or tan from the air most of the year. The sparse rainfalls there are composed of more Pacific moisture, which has had to cross several Mexican mountain ranges to get there.
Of course, the climate dictates the distribution of game animals and types of hunting more common.
During my decades above Texas, these lines have shown little overall change, but are seasonally affected by variations in rainfall amounts.
Since getting a pacemaker 4 years ago, I’m no longer allowed to drive airplanes. Those lines & zones are not easily identifiable from a pickup truck.
leVieux
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As. 50+ year lightplane pilot, Texas-based about 2/3 of that time, I have long recognized two easily identifiable from above “lines” dividing the State into zones detetrmined by average rainfalls.
One line runs obliquely from Port O’Connor, Victoria, New Braunfels, Fort Worth, then New Boston & Texarkana; to the East & South of this line, virtually all rainfall origiates in our Gulf and the terrain is lush & green most years. Trees are large & green.
A second line runs up Brazos Santiago to around Mission, then up through the Chaparral to Rocksprings, Ozona, just West of San Angelo & Abilene, East of Witchita Falls. Between those lines, Texas is brownish or lighter green depending on season and rainfall. Trees b/t those lines are smaller & less green,
West of the second line, trees are rare, the terrain is brown or tan from the air most of the year. The sparse rainfalls there are composed of more Pacific moisture, which has had to cross several Mexican mountain ranges to get there.
Of course, the climate dictates the distribution of game animals and types of hunting more common.
During my decades above Texas, these lines have shown little overall change, but are seasonally affected by variations in rainfall amounts.
Since getting a pacemaker 4 years ago, I’m no longer allowed to drive airplanes. Those lines & zones are not easily identifiable from a pickup truck.
leVieux
.
