Bored in Austin ๐Ÿ˜ž

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Skiena

Robots and Pencils Eng

 Skiena
Jun 24, 2018 33 Comments

I moved here 6 months ago. I seriously donโ€™t find anything interesting outdoors. There does not seems to be any public places. Is there really anything fun to do outdoors here? (I donโ€™t want to kayak in the filthy river either).

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  • Microsoft / Eng
    Rexit

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    Amazon
     Rexit
    โ€œThere does not seem to be any public placesโ€

    1. Zilker
    2. Barton Springs
    3. McKinney Falls
    3. Ladybird Lake
    4. Lake Travis
    5. Barton Creek Preserve
    6. Balcones Canyon Lands
    7. 200+ miles of trails
    8. Blanco River
    9. San Marcos River
    10. Comal River
    Jun 24, 2018 4
  • PayPal
    Trinito

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    Trinito
    Where have you moved from?
    Jun 24, 2018 3
    • Uber
      sammi

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      sammi
      Lol go back to lala land. Austin is not for you
      Jun 24, 2018
    • Robots and Pencils / Eng
      Skiena

      Robots and Pencils Eng

       Skiena
      OP
      Rude
      Jun 24, 2018
  • Epic / Eng
    Guardian

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    Intel
     Guardian
    Come live in Wisconsin for few months. You will run the hell back to Austin, and never leave..
    Jun 24, 2018 0
  • Amazon
    3headed๐Ÿ’

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     3headed๐Ÿ’
    As other's mentioned, Austin is the least boring place in Texas, Dallas is so dull and ugly, Houston is doomed city..

    Being in Austin, you get mixed of everything, it's central, you can drive to San Antonio, Dallas or Houston if you want to..

    In terms of activities or natural landscape, yes, it's boring.. definition of "Beauty" is different in Texas! Some folks call these tiny hills as mountains lol, huge number of crowds each year drive to Lost Maple to see Fall colors (nowhere near even to the worst Fall colors in East coast)... Here people make big fuss about Zilker park, lake Travis, Barton springs, ACL etc... because those are the only thing they have and they want to feel good about it...

    On the bright side, it's a decent city, good tech market, still low living cost and a bunch of good schools.... Quality of life is high here even though it's a boring city... So it's a trade-off, what you want really, there is no perfect city... You need to compromise a little bit to get something better...

    (Lived in southern & northern CA and settled in Austin)
    Jun 24, 2018 0
  • Veritas / Eng
    junglee

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     junglee
    Austin is the least boring place in Texas. If you don't like it, I don't blame ya. I was there for 5 years. Initially it was fun, but in few months it started loosing charm. I got depressed over time and left it to whatever first job i could get that would take me out of there. Austin is a family place amd definitely very laid back. I would suggest moving back to California or Colorado if you like cold and outdoors. But moving from CA to Austin is a downgrade unless you are into semiconductor and cheap housing.
    Jun 24, 2018 0