Micom 2000 wrote:
> Yeah quite common here. I've got 3 60-70' ones in my
> yard. Manitoba (Black) Maple, Birch, Poplar, some Elm
> (which survived the beetle plague) and of course
> scrub brush are the main types here. It's basically
> in the Boreal (Coniferous) zone. Manitoba comprises
> 65.0 million hectares of prairie, lake and forest.
> About 25 mil. is forest and another 15% is lakes. I
> live just north of the 50th parallel so it can get
> pretty cold in winter. Only the hardy plants survive
> here.
> But we are on one of the major N.A. flyways so the
> varieties of birds here are considerable. I usually
> always have game in my freezer altho I don't hunt
> myself. My village is at the base of a 125 mi. long
> lake. Commercial fresh-water fishing is one of the
> local industries.
Sounds fantastic - I'd like to Google Earth your neck of the
woods, but I'm not sure how far North you are.
I was just wonderning if there are any other Mapping Systems
(besides Google Earth) which might have simular effects - our
state is somewhat privilieged in that the Govt have setup a
series of interactive maps which when on the right settings a
map with Satellite Imagery at a Scale of 1:50,000. It's quite
ingenious & works well on a Dialup internet account. But yeah,
Google Earth seems to be right up there (some images seem to
be more detailed than others) - still pretty good though!
CP/M User.