April 30

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by Sa'ar Chasm

The picture doesn't do it justice. That snow-capped knife-edged peak rears majestically above the pass (which itself is several hundred metres above the surrounding landscape), while the Highlands, while aesthetic in their own right, have been reduced by hundreds of millions of years of weathering.

Ah, of course, because Canada hardly ever gets any weather. :P

The mountains are perhaps not quite as tall, and the passes are perhaps not quite as deep, but the scenery is there. You would perhaps find it a little unsettling being in a country that you could cross from side to side in a single day though.

[PointyHairedJedi]

I don't know who this "Guest" could be, but they obviously have impeccable taste and judgement. They're probably really good-looking as well.

[Sa'ar Chasm]

The mountains are perhaps not quite as tall, and the passes are perhaps not quite as deep, but the scenery is there.

I'm not arguing that point. I'm just being stroppy because mine's bigger *g*

Ah, of course, because Canada hardly ever gets any weather.

That particular part of Canada hadn't been scraped off the bottom of the Pacific yet when the Highlands were in the process of being worn down. Give it time.

You would perhaps find it a little unsettling being in a country that you could cross from side to side in a single day though.

I'd find it unsettling being in a *province* you could drive across in a single day, hence why I haven't gone to the Maritimes yet.

Well, technically you can cross any of the Western provinces in one day, but you can't do much else except drive.

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by Sa'ar Chasm

I'm not arguing that point. I'm just being stroppy because mine's bigger *g*

I'm not sure what you're referring to there - your country, or your ego. :P

[Sa'ar Chasm]

The mountains.

*cough*

Yeah, the mountains.

*halo*

Country and ego are neck and neck for second place.

[Chancellor Valium]

Originally Posted by Sa'ar Chasm

The mountains.

*cough*

Yeah, the mountains.

*halo*

Country and ego are neck and neck for second place.

Suuuure......
:P

[Nan]

Originally Posted by Sa'ar Chasm

Well, technically you can cross any of the Western provinces in one day, but you can't do much else except drive.

Only possible if you stick to the TransCan or drive at night. And you slow WAY down passing through city centres. Gah.

My dad and my bro both have driven across the country in under 4 days, but always with multiple drivers working in shifts and almost no stopping. Three, usually: driver, next driver in the passenger seat keeping the active driver alert, and the driver just relieved asleep in the back.

Bleah. Makes me tired just thinking about it.