Texas 71 near Bastrop
Created and last updated April 17, 2001
Texas 71 near Bastrop traverses through the Lost Pines, a region of pine forest isolated from the nearest
east Texas pine forest by about 100 miles. Photos were taken on March 31, 2001.
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A typical view in the Lost Pines.
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Here, pine trees were retained in the median. This is unusual for Texas, where clear-cutting is the norm.
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A view of Texas 71 with bluebonnets.
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Inside the city of Bastrop, Indian paintbrush wildflowers were in bloom.
(click for medium resolution 68k) This view shows Texas 71 west of Bastrop, no longer in the Lost Pines.
This is the normal surrounding landscape: oak trees.
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