Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Brizzy82]

Winnipeg


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[Beedok]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

His head will probably explode when he visits Mount Pleasant in Toronto

Or Calgary's Mount Royal.

[RoshanMcG]

Another Halifax shot



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[Monolith]

Untitled by joenevill, on Flickr


Mai_17_Vancouver by trapheler, on Flickr


Sunrise, Vancouver by heat13her, on Flickr


Granville Island Nightlights by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

[Pinion]

Heh. "Mountain." There's a Montroyal area in North Van too.

Originally Posted by dleung

Some pics of Vancouver and North Vancouver by Pinion





Love patio season. If I had to live in a suburb I can't imagine choosing any place over North Vancouver

Glad you liked them. I love this time of year too.

[Dwils01]

UBC


Vancouver with Metrotown in the background




Pictures by me.

[speedog]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Did some woman / person from Montreal ditch you one evening or something?

Why would you even begin to think that?

I actually love Montreal, my best vacation spot to date and will go back again.

[speedog]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Or Calgary's Mount Royal.

Yah, but Calgary's Mount Royal is not in reference to any mountain or near mountain - you've been there, no?

Hell, I used to move in Mount Pleasant in Calgary and I don't believe anyone living there would be dumb enough to think that it's name was in reference to a mountain in that community.

Mount Royal in Montreal - different deal, wouldn't you agree?

[speedog]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

His head will probably explode when he visits Mount Pleasant in Toronto

Try harder, oh young one.

[BillM]

Originally Posted by speedog

I would surmise the use of mountain or montagne is all relative to the surrounding terrain - in many parts of the world Mount Royal (Mont Royal?) would never be considered or called a mountain but for some it is still a mountain. Even the wikipedia article regarding Mount Royal calls it a mountain in it's first sentence as does the city of Montreal's web site (link.

I've been to and hiked about Mount Royal and by my definition, I would never call it a mountain but then again, the Rocky Mountains lie just over an hours drive west of my home which create a different perspective of what mountains are.

Again, it's all relative and even many organizations that try to define what a mountain is haven't come to some conclusive agreement on that definition. So I will continue to find it amusing and others shouldn't be upset by that - it is what it is.

I wonder what those from "the other side of the pond" call it?

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

No worry, I don't think anyone is upset. Montrealers are not delusional. We know it's not the Rockies. "La Montagne" is just a nickname. Funny for you, only affectionate for us.

Would it not sound a bit clunky to call it "le mont"?

[kool maudit]

Maybe it looked bigger when the town was smaller.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by speedog

Yah, but Calgary's Mount Royal is not in reference to any mountain or near mountain - you've been there, no?

Hell, I used to move in Mount Pleasant in Calgary and I don't believe anyone living there would be dumb enough to think that it's name was in reference to a mountain in that community.

Mount Royal in Montreal - different deal, wouldn't you agree?

"Mount" need not refer to a mountain - although my Latin lessons are more decades behind me than I care to discuss, istm that the word comes from the Latin "mons", which could refer to a mountain, a hill, or a mound.

Or have I indeed forgotten everything they tried to teach me?

[niwell]

Having grown up in Alberta I've noticed that there's a tendency for people to do the "lol you call THAT a mountain!" thing for pretty much any example in the Eastern half of North America.

[Beedok]

Originally Posted by speedog

Yah, but Calgary's Mount Royal is not in reference to any mountain or near mountain - you've been there, no?

Hell, I used to move in Mount Pleasant in Calgary and I don't believe anyone living there would be dumb enough to think that it's name was in reference to a mountain in that community.

Mount Royal in Montreal - different deal, wouldn't you agree?

I am not sure if I visited that neighbourhood specifically, but I remember that part of town was fairly hilly, so figured the point stood.

Also, Mount Royal in Montreal does have a prominence of 233m, compared to Mount Whyte's 140m, Whitehorn's 167m, and a whole slew of others with under 200m of prominence.

So Alberta's sit on a higher plateau, but Mount Royal is still base to peak taller than many of them. (And base to top should be how we measure, not peak to sea level, unless folks want to start claiming Lake Louise has the tallest buildings in Canada.)

[KnoxfordGuy]

Lol. Some arguments on here

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by speedog

Try harder, oh young one.

I do think I need to after that replay.

[SkahHigh]

Originally Posted by niwell

Having grown up in Alberta I've noticed that there's a tendency for people to do the "lol you call THAT a mountain!" thing for pretty much any example in the Eastern half of North America.

Inferiority complex by some?

[harls]

It's not a mountain.. third largest city.. you know how to stir them up.

Behold! The majestic Turtle Mountain range of southwestern Manitoba! The Turtle's Back looms just to the right of the dude at the sign.



Revel in the history.





Marvel at the panoramic views.

[240glt]

Originally Posted by SkahHigh

Inferiority complex by some?

No, truth for the most part

Same goes for lakes. Anyone from BC laughs at what they refer to as a lake here in Alberta

Because the lakes here are shit and the lakes in BC are awesome