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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I'm team Calgary all the way, but I do find our 'mountains so close' arguments a bit funny since it speaks to something not actually in our city (though I'll take your point about the mountain views). Most people visit the mountains 0-10 times a year.
As for Edmonton, I'd say the warmer evenings and generally more stable weather in the summer months. Of course they get T-storms and general rain, too, but in my limited 2 year sample size there it just seemed more stable and predictable.
I also found there is also a certain 'je ne sais quoi' in the air there in the summer that I don't find as much here...not sure how to explain it, though.
Of course, for the most part, E=NG.
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True, most people go to Banff as some special yearly occasion. They rarely use the mountains despite being so accessible and when they do, they're doing the most basic tour of things (downtown Canmore/Banff, bow falls or tunnel mountain - maybe Johnston Canyon, and even that is ambitious for most). You might as well be a tourist from Japan. And it's honestly too bad because there is SO MUCH more in the area than people realize, and it makes your life better just to experience some of these places and have it in the memory bank. Makes the days back in the city less dull.
But people tend to assume it's hard to get to all the cool spots and takes a long time and is physically taxing. It really isn't that bad though, only a few trails are too difficult for a healthy adult to conquer, and besides, the workout makes the destination all the more rewarding. A lot can be seen in just half a day out.
After making more or less a lifestyle out of getting out there, I can only be back in the city for so long. Spending the day in retail/grocery stores, line ups, and around street noise gets old, fast.
There's so much more to life and you won't find it living just for patio and netflix weekends.
We have one of the best backyards in the world, and it's absolutely a trump card over Edmonton, but granted only if you use it.
Evening warmth and stable weather is nice, I feel like things used to be more stable here in summer but maybe I'm misremembering.
Otherwise E is pretty No Good.