Well in my experience, west Texas is pretty freaking big as I remember. I have been all around there and seen it from Alpine and Big Bend National Park on up to Amarillo. I lived in San Angelo from 1992-1997 and I remember most all of settings like Mr. Meinzer has in his books, although some are more like the hill country. Mr. Meinzer lives in Benjamin which is about halfway beteen Lubbock and Ft Worth where 114 crosses 6 and I don't think he is trying to fool anybody. If you google Wyman Meinzer you'll find his web site with all his books and he has a bunch with some very pretty pictures, and even som of that brown rock and beat up cactus you mention. Sonnya, if you are saying San Angelo's not west Texas I would have to disagree with you, and I am sure a lot of folks living around the Concho Valley who would as well. Beamer, if you have a problem with Mr. Meinzer's book feel free to take it up with him, but I for one don't. I enjoyed my time living there although I was not fond of drinking the water in the Midland/Odessa area. I still have friends who live there who would come to Virginia and give me a hand if I ever needed it. Sometimes living there can be harsh. I remember all the lightning storms and I made it through a pretty bad tornado back in the spring of 1996 (been a while so that is just a guess).
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...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C