Everytime I see a vacancy in one of Blast's classes I think "I wish I lived in Texas." Until I've spent some quality time out with a pro, I'm sticking to cattails, pine nuts and cones, and dandelions, when it comes to plant identification. That said, I'm on-side with your thoughts and have hooked up with a local expert to learn more.
I've thought about flying out to take Blast's classes. But then we both realize that we'd probably end up blowing a large part of Texas up on accident.