Quote Originally Posted by Chile Pepper View Post
Here in Chile, I love the way the Andes are always towering over me. I love the rivers and lakes of the south. I love the desserts of the north. I love the adobe (oops--not nature again). I love having the beach just an hour and a half in one direction and a ski resort an hour and a half in the other direction. I just really love this place.
Sounds like some parts of British Columbia --400 kms. inland into British Columbia you are by Canada's desert (where it is a wine-growing region, major), then not far, mountains to ski/snowboard and...well, not as many lakes.

I do like the smell of fall, which is more prevalent in Ontario ....and of course, maple syrup is from the area.

Everything else that's maple syrup in Western Canada (B.C. or Alberta)..is from Ontario or Quebec.

True the prairies give you some fantastic natural views of rolling storms...hail...we've had several which would be not normal in Vancouver, BC. There, a lightning storm makes front page news because it's rare.