Toronto from the green side

[brightknightie]

I recently came across a beautiful photograph of Toronto from the green side and wanted to share it with you. It's by a Jason Van Bruggen, who is apparently an activist for the promotion and protection of Toronto's glacial ravine system. As he notes, "over 30" of NYC's Central Park would fit into Toronto's ravines. Someone else called Toronto, topologically, "upside-down San Francisco" (for TO's ravines to SF's hills).

Toronto's ravine system even has a Wikipedia page! Who knew? Okay, yes, those of you who live there... :-)

Comments

[sholio]

I had no idea this existed! How fascinating.

[brightknightie]

I just recently learned about the ravine system from Skieswideopen. Until I Googled it, I'd never seen such a photo, and had no concept of the scope!

[greerwatson]

Oh, that's a classic aerial view of Toronto. You see things like that on the news all the time—though that is a particularly well chosen angle, you're right.

[brightknightie]

For whatever reason, almost all the photos I've ever seen show Toronto either from the water side, for the iconic skyline, or from within the downtown skyscrapers.

[melissatreglia]

Wow! I didn't know the TO environs was so beautiful! It definitely doesn't look like 5.6 million people live in that area to my eyes.

Then again, the closest city to me is NYC, which I've heard way too many horror stories about.

I'm a small town girl, so take all the above with a grain of salt.

[brightknightie]

The photo has really got me thinking about the city in a wider scope! FK stayed so very urban most of the time, and so much of my exposure to Toronto is repeated viewings of FK.

I stumbled across it thanks to Skieswideopen mentioning the ravines to me.

[skieswideopen]

That's a really beautiful picture. One day I'd like to live close enough to the ravines to appreciate them.

[brightknightie]

Thank you so much for mentioning the ravines; I've learned a lot just from skimming the city site, the Wikipedia page, and the many gorgeous photos that turn up so easily on Google image search. I truly hadn't known anything about them before.

The iconic skyline from the lake side hides so much! (It's a lot like when I fuss about people thinking they've really experienced my home state from the cruise ships. ~grin~)

Beautiful!

[pj1228]

That's a beautiful view! Thanks for sharing it.

Unfortunately the skyline view from the lake is no longer as nice as we remember it from FK. There's a whole line of condo buildings raised up, obstructing the view of the skydome and the financial district.