>>2861297>>2861375Texas defender here. Big Bend is great, Guadalupe and Palo Duro Canyon are nice, some nice spots in Hill Country, Caddo Lake is pretty in a kind of mystical way, wild beaches on the barrier islands, lots of cool caves. The Rio Grande Valley has good birding, Aransas is the best place to see the endangered Whooping Crane, arguably the best state for birding in general. Also pretty good for other wildlife in places like Big Bend or along the coast, also has the largest bat colonies and bat flights which are really cool.
>>2861399saying Alaska lacks variety is nuts. It has the largest temperate rainforest in the world and some of the largest dune fields in the country. Nevermind the mountains, coast, tundra, wetlands, volcanoes, icefields etc. Also the best state for wildlife by far.
wildlife is imporant for me when it comes to "natural beauty" by the way
