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Originally Posted by LakeLocker
You guys are only proving the point even further. When people say ontario is boring I don't think they are including northern/eastern ontario in that narrative.
If I have to drive 3 hours to see something moderately interesting you're proving the point.
In BC. You can pretty much drive anywhere and see interesting terrain.
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You're profile says you're in London. You have very high standards if you think Niagara Falls and area isn't moderately interesting. Or anything in the Escarpment or beaches galore on Huron/Georgian Bay.
The title of the thread is if Ontario's geography is underrated not if it is spectacular. I wouldn't say it's spectacular like in BC or the Alberta Rockies, but I say it's underrated, even if you're just including places with a couple hours drive of the main population centers, but it's all about perspective and preference anyway.
I have an appreciation for terrain so I get what you're saying. Even when I'm driving through cottage country and all I see is a straight road lined with trees, it's boring. When the road is twisting let and right and going up and down then I find it much more tolerable. Even better if I'm over causeways or roads immediately adjacent to any of the hundreds of thousands of lakes in Ontario. If I'm driving along the Niagara Parkway and I see the beautiful Niagara River/Gorge the whole time then I appreciate it.
I like when I'm driving anywhere within sight of the Escarpment because at least the mundane drive to where I'm going has something at least remotely interesting in the background. Better yet if I'm driving in it like on the outskirts of Hamilton. And I appreciate that at my cousin's boring suburban Milton house that at least when you walk out the door you see the Escarpment in the distance. I like when I'm driving southbound on Walkers Line or Guelph Line in Burlington between Upper Middle and Dundas that I can see the lake from there. I like that when I'm driving on Hurontario in Caledon north of the Grange Side Road I can see Square One area due to the change in elevation.
When I was driving through CO, UT, AZ and NM I adored the fact that there was always something interesting to look at in front of me or off in the distance. It would be the same in most parts of BC.
I haven't been out to BC but in my job I do hundreds of reviews on commercial properties across the country and out of curiosity I google map the location and often do a street view to see what the residents get to look at when it's an apartment building. Whether it's LML or interior or the Island I always thought wow that's cool. Nice view from your balcony and interesting road to drive on when you hop in your car.