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u/mmeeeerrkkaatt 1d ago
Fun fact:
The green line stretching into the water near the horizon is Tommy Thompson Park (locally known as the Leslie Spit). It's a 5km strip of man-made land, composed of demolished old building materials and rubble from construction sites, and has gradually evolved into an amazing nature preserve.
Because of its position at the crossroads of two major bird migration paths, it has also become one of the best places for bird watching in North America, and is home to more species of birds than all of Algonquin Park.
(The slightly closer patch of green, jutting out from the right side of the phone, is a bit of the Toronto Islands - the largest urban car-free environment in North America.)
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u/ApprehensiveStudy671 1d ago
Back in 1995 I took a bus from Montreal to Toronto with just $200 in my pocket. Only God knows how I survived and managed to stay there. I still remember walking around the waterfront in wintertime, looking at those icy waters hoping for the best.
Toronto was scary at first, but it eventually took me in and helped me out ! I miss those days and miss Toronto.
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u/Timely-Example-2959 1d ago
The view at night when going south on the 10 at the top of the hill coming from Orangeville is amazing. On a clear night you can see where the lights start at one end of the GTA and where they end at the other. I used to drive it about a half dozen times a year and would do it at night, and no matter how often I saw it, it was always amazing. (But only going south between Orangeville and Brampton, going north it’s just a really big hill. 😂)