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I'm not a fan of Alberta for some reasons, but the scenery, oh the scenery.

I've gone to Vancouver by train 3 times, which means going through Alberta by train 6 times in the process.
Northern Ontario, more trees than anyone can handle. Manitoba, Northern Ontario lite. Saskatchewan, likely nice, but the train times it for the night because there's really nothing to see but grain Alberta though is beautiful. Rivals a lot of American vistas I'm sure, I have not had the pleasure to see them with my own eyes in person though.

Lately, BC is on fire too much. I saw the Okanagan Valley in my youth. Not sure how much remains. I've wondered what Seattle is like. Probably a lot like Vancouver. But I was too young to recall it much. Preteens don't notice much of that sort of thing

Seattle is Atlanta of the northwest. A traffic nightmare. I have a distinct distaste for big cities. I would no more go to LA than I would jump in a lake of molten lava. I've only seen pictures of Alberta and BC but those are the kinds of places I like to visit. The mountain ranges in North America are very picturesque.

ORIGINAL: Lobster

Seattle is Atlanta of the northwest. A traffic nightmare. I have a distinct distaste for big cities. I would no more go to LA than I would jump in a lake of molten lava. I've only seen pictures of Alberta and BC but those are the kinds of places I like to visit. The mountain ranges in North America are very picturesque.

Banff National Park is beautiful, much better than Glacier National Park. I understand that Jasper is even better.

Here is another flag from a rebellion:

One nice oddity about Alberta is that it is a rat
and cockroach free zone. In fact it is the biggest
populated land area free of such vermin.

They actually have response teams on
standby that are tasked with stamping out
any outbreaks that occur. They have inspectors
doing spot inspections along farms located on
provincial borders as that is where rats typically
gain their first foothold.


And it's true, I never saw any cockroaches or
rats anywhere. Instead, there were lots of
urban rabbits. I speculate they fill the
niche that rats would occupy in most cities.

Was common to see rabbits loping along
the sidewalks of heavily built up areas.

"One nice oddity about Alberta is that it is a rat
and cockroach free zone. In fact it is the biggest
populated land area free of such vermin."

Hmm I did not know this. Interesting.

Lets get this thread back on topic of important matters. ----Rico21's picture is shameful. I approve 100%! Are they real or is that photoshop.

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer
...Lately, BC is on fire too much. I saw the Okanagan Valley in my youth. Not sure how much remains....

It's mostly full of wineries. Not a great place to drive around, but a very great place to be a passenger in the car [;)]

But if you want more diversity, there are a growing number of microbreweries too!

ORIGINAL: balto

Are they real or is that photoshop.

Yes.

ORIGINAL: balto

Lets get this thread back on topic of important matters. ----Rico21's picture is shameful. I approve 100%! Are they real or is that photoshop.

Then you would hate to see pictures from the Pittsburgh Rebellion . . . [:-]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

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Lets get this thread back on topic of important matters. ----Rico21's picture is shameful. I approve 100%! Are they real or is that photoshop.

Then you would hate to see pictures from the Pittsburgh Rebellion . . . [:-]

Ok I'm getting tired of this. It's getting boring. Please stop.

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

Ok, the news is nothing but Covid, boooooring.
And we won't discuss the other news.

So here is 22 minutes (which is only a few minutes in this case) explaining Canada for anyone that is not actually living in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdmMWqSf8gI

It is brutally accurate, but it's funny. And you have the word of a Canadian eh.

warspite1

That could be funny - who knows? The problem for many non-Canadians is that mostly these seem to be insider jokes about the relationships between provinces? So thanks for posting but sadly I don't really understand the jokes - apart from the indigenous people (but that's not limited to Canada).

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ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

Ok, the news is nothing but Covid, boooooring.
And we won't discuss the other news.

So here is 22 minutes (which is only a few minutes in this case) explaining Canada for anyone that is not actually living in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdmMWqSf8gI

It is brutally accurate, but it's funny. And you have the word of a Canadian eh.

warspite1

That could be funny - who knows? The problem for many non-Canadians is that mostly these seem to be insider jokes about the relationships between provinces? So thanks for posting but sadly I don't really understand the jokes - apart from the indigenous people (but that's not limited to Canada).

Explanations would delve into one of the banned topics which is currently in the news.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

Ok, the news is nothing but Covid, boooooring.
And we won't discuss the other news.

So here is 22 minutes (which is only a few minutes in this case) explaining Canada for anyone that is not actually living in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdmMWqSf8gI

It is brutally accurate, but it's funny. And you have the word of a Canadian eh.

warspite1

That could be funny - who knows? The problem for many non-Canadians is that mostly these seem to be insider jokes about the relationships between provinces? So thanks for posting but sadly I don't really understand the jokes - apart from the indigenous people (but that's not limited to Canada).

Explanations would delve into one of the banned topics which is currently in the news.

warspite1

Fair enough - and I'm not looking for any political crapola that get's another thread locked.

I'm sure the US has some non-political funniness between their states.

I like to think of the US northeast as the Great White South. They get a lot more snow than I do.

The Appalachians are probably nicer than the Rockies. I've seen travelogues, and the scenery is plenty to brag about.

The northern middle states are a lot like southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Big open, did I mention big? I'd probably want to hike the Appalachians and bike the northern states. I don't care for heat though, so I'd likely skip the US southern half.

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My understanding of Canadians and I could be wrong 😁is that they are the nicest folks around, drink lots beer, say eh a lot, play hockey and listen to Rush and Triumph a lot. What’s not to like eh?

Oh, BTW go Bruins go! Especially against the Haves or Leafs😃

ORIGINAL: Zovs

My understanding of Canadians and I could be wrong 😁is that they are the nicest folks around, drink lots beer, say eh a lot, play hockey and listen to Rush and Triumph a lot. What’s not to like eh?

Oh, BTW go Bruins go! Especially against the Haves or Leafs😃

Not most of the Canadians that I met . . .

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: warspite1

warspite1

That could be funny - who knows? The problem for many non-Canadians is that mostly these seem to be insider jokes about the relationships between provinces? So thanks for posting but sadly I don't really understand the jokes - apart from the indigenous people (but that's not limited to Canada).

Explanations would delve into one of the banned topics which is currently in the news.

warspite1

Fair enough - and I'm not looking for any political crapola that get's another thread locked.

There is always Dudley Do-Right. (the series)

ORIGINAL: Zovs

My understanding of Canadians and I could be wrong 😁is that they are the nicest folks around, drink lots beer, say eh a lot, play hockey and listen to Rush and Triumph a lot. What’s not to like eh?

Oh, BTW go Bruins go! Especially against the Haves or Leafs😃

There's a lot of nigh insufferable Leafs fans out there, that's for sure! [:D]