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... and not surprising it runs the other way too. I have relatives from the Canadian prairies who feel claustrophobic in the mountains, like the landscape is pr

by skeeter2020 4y ago

... and not surprising it runs the other way too. I have relatives from the Canadian prairies who feel claustrophobic in the mountains, like the landscape is pressing in around them.

colechristensen 4y ago
Something missing in everywhere but out of town on the plains is horizon to horizon sky. Growing up it was a common daily occurrence now it’s hard to find. I don’t know about claustrophobic but it being missing is weird.
gerdesj 4y ago
May be or may be not. I'm a 52 y/o Brit - we don't have mountains per se. I started skiing in about 1976. I've seen a few mountains and gear changes. I've skied in CA - Calgary is nearly the same Northerly latitude as Yeovil (Somerset/UK). It got quite nippy the last time I was there - about -17C. Banff and the rest (Sunshine Valley etc) were great fun. I've skied a few other places too. A few years back I recall getting a call whilst I was bimbling down the top end of Verbiers. Bit surreal - big hill and rather steep. Keep your edges keen kids!
- walthamstow 4y ago
  This has to be the first time I've seen Calgary's latitude equated with Yeovil instead of that other British city at 51° North.
Fargoan 4y ago
That's how I felt living in Washington after having spent most of my life on the North Dakota prairie.
stormbrew 4y ago
I'm from the prairies. Personally I don't feel claustrophobic but big wide open skies are something I miss when I'm elsewhere, and feel happy to return to. It really is kind of special, though I'm sure most visitors don't even notice. Prairie thunderstorms are also kind of amazing. Though my perception is they're getting rarer and shorter.
- tlavoie 4y ago
  Oh, I do miss a good thunderstorm. The roof hail damage, not so much.
- jlkuester7 4y ago
  > Though my perception is they're getting rarer and shorter. This does not match my anecdotal experience. I did a lot of camping as a kid in during the summers in Kansas and had the "pleasure" of riding out many a thunderstorm huddled in a tent (or in a concrete latrine if there was hail/tornados). Several years ago, I once again found myself camping in a raging prairie thunderstorm (thanks to being more focused on the girl I was with than on the forecast) and the experience was surprising familiar... Oh well, she ended up marrying me, so worked out in the end!
  - stormbrew 4y ago
    To clarify that bit, I mean the Canadian prairies. Specifically Alberta, in my case.

... and not surprising it runs the other way too. I have relatives from the Canadian prairies who feel claustrophobic in the mountains, like the landscape is pressing in around them.

colechristensen 4y ago

Something missing in everywhere but out of town on the plains is horizon to horizon sky. Growing up it was a common daily occurrence now it’s hard to find. I don’t know about claustrophobic but it being missing is weird.

gerdesj 4y ago

May be or may be not. I'm a 52 y/o Brit - we don't have mountains per se. I started skiing in about 1976. I've seen a few mountains and gear changes. I've skied in CA - Calgary is nearly the same Northerly latitude as Yeovil (Somerset/UK). It got quite nippy the last time I was there - about -17C. Banff and the rest (Sunshine Valley etc) were great fun. I've skied a few other places too. A few years back I recall getting a call whilst I was bimbling down the top end of Verbiers. Bit surreal - big hill and rather steep. Keep your edges keen kids!

walthamstow 4y ago
This has to be the first time I've seen Calgary's latitude equated with Yeovil instead of that other British city at 51° North.

Fargoan 4y ago

That's how I felt living in Washington after having spent most of my life on the North Dakota prairie.

stormbrew 4y ago

I'm from the prairies. Personally I don't feel claustrophobic but big wide open skies are something I miss when I'm elsewhere, and feel happy to return to. It really is kind of special, though I'm sure most visitors don't even notice. Prairie thunderstorms are also kind of amazing. Though my perception is they're getting rarer and shorter.

tlavoie 4y ago
Oh, I do miss a good thunderstorm. The roof hail damage, not so much.
jlkuester7 4y ago
> Though my perception is they're getting rarer and shorter. This does not match my anecdotal experience. I did a lot of camping as a kid in during the summers in Kansas and had the "pleasure" of riding out many a thunderstorm huddled in a tent (or in a concrete latrine if there was hail/tornados). Several years ago, I once again found myself camping in a raging prairie thunderstorm (thanks to being more focused on the girl I was with than on the forecast) and the experience was surprising familiar... Oh well, she ended up marrying me, so worked out in the end!
- stormbrew 4y ago
  To clarify that bit, I mean the Canadian prairies. Specifically Alberta, in my case.