Baraka_Guru and I
pulled into Edmonton today (we biked around Toronto)...
Baraka_Guru -
31 km (his house was further away from our meeting point).
aberkok -
21 km
Total: = 4658.1 + 52 = 4710.1km
Distance to Destination: 561.4 + 52 = 613.4km (of 591 km to Edmonton, Alberta)
Edmonton, Alberta http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt
Apparently, Edmonton is the cultural capital of Canada. Who knew?? From Wikipedia -
Quote:
Edmonton (IPA: /ɛd.mɪn.tɪn/) is the capital of the province of Alberta. It is on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. It is the second largest city in Alberta after Calgary, with a population of 730,372 (2006[1]), and is the hub of the country's sixth largest Census Metropolitan Area, with a metropolitan population of 1,034,945 (2006[2]), making it the northernmost North American city with a metropolitan population over one million.
At 684 square kilometres (264 sq mi), the City of Edmonton covers an area larger than Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto or Montreal. Edmonton has one of the lowest population densities in North America, about 9.4% that of New York City. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.
Edmonton serves as the northern anchor of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor (one of four such regions that together comprise 50% of the Canadian population) and is a staging point for large-scale oilsands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories.
Edmonton is Canada's second most populous provincial capital (after Toronto) and is a cultural, government and educational centre. It plays host to a year round slate of world-class festivals, earning it the title of "The Festival City".[3] It is home to North America's largest mall and Canada's largest historic park. In 2004, Edmonton celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as a city.
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The Pyramids: These are the Pyramids of the Muttart Conservatory taken from the east side of the river looking towards the City of Edmonton skyline.
River Valley: This is looking North up the river valley towards downtown Edmonton on the left of the picture (West of the river). On the east side of the river you can see the outline of the University of Alberta.
Tommy Chong was originally from Edmonton:
For more, please visit the excellent
Wikipedia page.
Next destination: A place I hold close to my heart...
Banff, Alberta
Distance to Destination: 22.4km (of 300km to Banff, Alberta)