Same thing happens when you go East from Dallas on 67. When you see the first pine tree, you get your first whiff of that wonderfully fresh air and you know you are in East Texas. Hmmmmm. . .I can smell it now! Wanda Sharon Church wrote: > Re: EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-D Digest V00 #11 > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:27:14 -0600 > From: "Hale" <jdhale@texramp.net> > To: EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > I can't give you the exact location but if you travel to Houston from > Kilgore (East Texas, no doubt about that!), you watch the pine trees. > Somewhere south of Lufking, there is almost a sharp dividing line > where the > pine trees end. Strange!! > Jeanne > ************************************************************************************* > Jeanne, same thing happens when you drive from Ft. Worth towards > Abilene. It's been 4 or 5 years since I drove that way, however, I > believe it is at Ranger TX that the trees are no longer there. I love > the trip back, seeing the rolling hills and trees! > Sharon Church