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July 06, 2001

Texas Wildflowers, Texas, 1999

Photograph by Vincent J. Musi

"Deep in the heart of Texas, the Hill Country's limestone heights bend with the Balcones Escarpment and unfold west for some 200 miles [320 kilometers]. The rocky terrain has its soft spots; spring-fed rivers overflow with bass, catfish, and perch. And nowhere else in Texas is the show of wildflowers, such as purple vervain and fiery Indian blanket, more profuse—and striking—than here."

—From "Texas Hill Country," April 1999, National Geographic magazine