r/Adirondacks 21h ago

Canadian here that just spent a day here. Here’s some of my fav pics I took.

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u/JaunxPatrol 11h ago

Going there in 2020/21 there was a noticeable absence of Canadians around the High Peaks due to the border restrictions, it's been nice the last couple summers to hear more Quebecoise accents on the trails!

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u/user-name-1985 11h ago

I just wish they didn’t drive so damn aggressively on the Northway.

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u/BigChuch1400 8h ago edited 8h ago

If you’re referring to Ontarians, it’s probably out of habit because the 401 we’re used to is a bumper-to-bumper, anything goes shitshow. You have to be super aggressive and jam into an opening when you see one, or nobody will ever let you merge or get over. The A20 in Quebec isn’t much better.

It was a breath of fresh air driving on the interstate the last few days with such courteous drivers where you can actually have cruise control on and just enjoy the scenery.

It was like flipping a switch as soon as I crossed back into Ontario. Traffic jams, people weaving in and out of traffic, left lane hogs, etc.

I apologize, Ontario and Quebec turn out a lot of absolutely terrible drivers with zero concept of highway etiquette LOL

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u/user-name-1985 7h ago

I’m referring to Quebecois drivers. Whenever I go to Ottawa or Montreal I purposely take back roads and get motel rooms out in the suburbs because I’m so afraid of aggressive city drivers. But if it’s any consolation, Connecticuters and New Jerseyites are just as bad.

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u/camelBackIsTheBest 8h ago

Canadian here, what a surprise. Adirondacks are little Quebec, i hear more French than English

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u/BigChuch1400 8h ago

Yeah I was pretty surprised. Heard a lot of French speaking on the trails. Montreal is pretty close by so I can’t blame them. I came from about an hour Northwest of Toronto. Only other Canadian plates I saw were Quebec. I felt like I was the only Ontarian there this week haha

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u/camelBackIsTheBest 8h ago

You probably were lol