Canadian Outdoor Recreation - Also Obsessed with Mountains?
Hey there,
Coming to you from Michigan looking for opinions on Canadian 'outdoors' culture.
In the States, the culture of outdoor recreation is almost singularly focused on mountains, particularly those in the western part of the country. So much so, that all other natural areas and forms of outdoor recreation are widely seen as second-class.
With the large, wilderness areas in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, and the cultural/historical importance of canoeing - I'm wondering if things aren't different over the border?
General opinions are welcome, but if you want to respond to something more specific: i.e. the folks in Thunder Bay live a lifestyle similar to a lot of us on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes - canoeing rivers and lakes, ice fishing, snowmobiling, seasonal cabins, sailing, etc. Would someone from B.C. look at Thunder Bay and say it's "less outdoorsy" because there are no mountains?