Showcase your province's varied landscapes

[Chadillaccc]

Wow amazing pics man!

[The_Architect]

Aha I wish they were mine, my camera is way too shitty to take decent landscape photos.

*I did source them though!

My favourite is the badlands in Caledon, whenever I show someone a picture of them they always guess Alberta or Montana. Nope! Ontario.

[SignalHillHiker]

^ I love the badlands picture also.

I'm trying to think of landscapes in Newfoundland that mainlanders might not expect. I suppose, since we're call The Rock, it might surprise people that we have many fantastic, sandy beaches?

The best ones are on the island's southwest coast, with Burgeo's white sand beaches being the most famous - though certainly not the most accessible.

My personal favourites, however, are all the lakeside beaches. Here is one typical example: Golden Sands on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula. There's a resort as well as privately-owned cottages.

(Photos are my own).

[MexiQuebecois]

They say if your dog runs away in SK you can see it do so for days...

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by MexiQuebecois

They say if your dog runs away in SK you can see it do so for days...

If that is indeed true, us locals must have also developed a highly advanced sense of vision.

[The Gibbroni]

Some P.E.I. in November 2010. It snowed shortly after we arrived but that just made it more beautiful. In the summer, the entire island is surrounded by red sandy beaches and you can usually find one that is completely deserted. Awesome place!

The view from where we couch surfed for a week. The house and the lady we stayed with were both absolutely incredible. If you've not tried couch surfing, do it!












Charlottetown!


















It was cold but not as cold as The Belgian made it out to be!




























A very civilized province!

[VANRIDERFAN]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D
Brown Lakes? That's a first, I've been all over this province and brown lakes are something I've never seen. I suppose fields of wheat are more exciting to drive through then this.

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Well I would think that most farmers would be pretty pissed off if you were driving through their wheat field. Although it is a lot easier to find a canola field!

[kool maudit]

this is a good and very canadian way to get outstanding photos; you just say something like, "i hated quebec - so boring. just trees and gravel," and wait for the photos of the gaspé and laurentians to come rolling in!

[Pavlov]

Originally Posted by kool maudit

this is a good and very canadian way to get outstanding photos; you just say something like, "i hated quebec - so boring. just trees and gravel," and wait for the photos of the gaspé and laurentians to come rolling in!

All of you, your girlfriends/wives are ugly and modestly dressed!

[harls]

Originally Posted by reesonov

all of you, your girlfriends/wives are ugly and modestly dressed!

[eemy]

Fair enough, but the truth is that Highway 17 between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie is one of the most stunning sections of highway on the Trans-Canada (and other sections are almost equally scenic). That said, driving from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg is possibly the most boring (yes, moreso than flat prairie fields which are beautiful in an entirely different way) part. By far my least favourite section of highway has been the 401 from London to Windsor.

[Robertpuant]

Some nice features around Montreal taken from Tour de la Bourse:

A mountain behind the casino


Some mountains in the US


In Quebec this time


Le fleuve


The Canadian shield rising above la vallée du Saint-Laurent


A hill in the middle of the city


Canadian shield rising again


Those sick kids really have a nice view

[Dmajackson]

Well not to derail the discussion but here are some photos of "off-the-beaten-path" areas on the North(umberland) Shore of Nova Scotia. All photos taken by me and are hosted on my Flickr.com Photostream (Urban_Halifax)

"The strait's shallow depths lend to warm water temperatures in summer months, with some areas reaching 25 °C, or 77 °F. Consequently the strait is reportedly home to the warmest ocean water temperatures in Canada, and some of the warmest ocean water temperatures on the Atlantic coast north of Virginia"

"While the western shores of Cape Breton Island and northeastern shores of the Nova Scotia peninsula are dominated by granite, sedimentary rocks along the central and western parts of the strait, as well as the entire south shore of Prince Edward Island, consist of sandstone, lending to beautiful sandy beaches with minimal coastal development. The largest island in the strait is Pictou Island."

- Exerts from Wikipedia's Northumberland Strait Page

[abrill]

Here is my hometown Rimouski, Qc


St Lawrence River, Rimouski. With the "Parc du Bic" hills in background


Going to Gaspesie


The "Rocher Percé"






Hope you enjoy
All pictures are mine

[Robertpuant]

^^^ Great photos! If this place could get a little warmer, it'll be paradise on earth. Let's burn some fossil fuel!

[davidivivid]

Parc des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-rivière-Malbaie, Charlevoix, Québec par Paysan, sur Flickr

[SignalHillHiker]

C'est comme Gros Mourne.

[MonctonRad]

ALMA & FUNDY NATIONAL PARK, NEW BRUNSWICK

Alma is a small fishing village in southern New Brunswick, located on the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Little Salmon River. The village is located about 80 km south of Moncton and lies at the entrance to Fundy National Park. The full time population of the community is about 250, but rises considerably in the summertime.

The main fishery is lobster and scallops. The economy of the village however is considerably supplemented by the adjacent national park. Many of the national park employees live in the community and the tourist trade gives Alma a vibe not usually seen in small fishing communities.

The village was founded in the 1850's and is named for the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War. The first female master mariner and licensed commercial sea captain in North America was from Alma. She got her papers way back in 1939, which was quite an accomplishment for the time. She had a great name which suited her perfectly - Captain Molly Kool.


The village as seen from the mouth of the Little Salmon River.


Looking up the Little Salmon River towards the Caledonia Highlands.


Fishing boats resting on the seafloor. The Bay of Fundy has the highest tidal range in the world, nearly 60 feet in the Minas Basin.


More fishing boats at rest. At high tide, they are level with the dock.


Beach in front of Alma.


Beach again.

The next pictures are all of Main Street in Alma:




















As you cross the bridge over the Little Salmon River on the west end of town, you enter Fundy National Park

Fundy was established as a national park in 1948 and encompasses 207 square kilometers. As such, it is one of the older and smaller national parks in Canada.


Park entrance.


little Salmon River


Beach at park entrance.


Visitors Centre and park wardens office.


Golf course.


Golf course as seen from near the first tee.


Looking across towards Nova Scotia.


Point Wolfe covered bridge. This had to be rebuilt in 1992 after being accidentally blown up during a botched attempt to remove an adjacent unstable boulder. They used too much dynamite!!


Covered bridge again.


There are many hiking trails in the park such as this one.


Looking back on the Point Wolfe Bridge from the Shiphaven Trail.


Lookoff from the entrance to the Dickson Falls Trail.


Dickson Falls Trail


Dickson Falls. It's been a very hot and dry summer so the falls are only a shadow of their normal self.


Lookoff over the head of the Bay of Fundy. You can see Cape Enrage in the distance.

[PrairieGirl]

Saskatchewan (mine)
Hope to capture some again with our new Nikon.

Cypress Hills


Churchill River



Frenchman River Valley




Drought....dried up slough


A rarely seen sight out in the countryside (usually we freeze too hard and they die)


Grasslands National Park


Great Sandhills


Gull Lake


Ghost town


Kellogg's Frosted Wheat


Rockglen District


Saskatchewan River Valley.....Sandcastle (so much bigger than it looks here)


From further back


Am so wanting to see Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in person!

Quebec is so gorgeous but I'm afraid being an English only speaker I'd probably skip visiting there (I've heard Montreal is accepting of Anglais but the countryside is a different story).


Love this thread!

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by PrairieGirl

Quebec is so gorgeous but I'm afraid being an English only speaker I'd probably skip visiting there (I've heard Montreal is accepting of Anglais but the countryside is a different story).

It's no different than visiting any other part of the world where English isn't the main language.