I'm familiar with the hill country of Texas. I find it way to dry and when I come out of swimming in the Blanco River, I feel like I need to put on body oil...my skin dries white from all the limestone in the water. The Ph is exactly the opposite of the hill country too. The water is so soft here that it is hard to rinse soap off...the local washaterias warn people to use only 1/4 cup of soap if the directions on the soap box says to use one cup.
Laugh... funny how we are prefer different things huh?
Grew up in Chicago... Never noticed hard vs soft.
Went to college in South Carolina and then 12 years in North Carolina... water WAY to soft... eeeeyuck... always felt slimey...
Now in the Hill Country... LOVE the hard water... (tho' I KNOW I'm in the minority... LAUGH)
The standing joke is you only have to buy one bar of in a lifetime - each time you get back in the shower you can relather from whats still on ya!
Rinsing creme rinse out of your hair there is next to impossible!