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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Simple answer: Park car at station in Calgary, sit on train for a 60-90 minutes, hop on shuttle bus to Johnston Canyon. And then reverse it on the way home. Once the infrastructure is in place, it wouldn't be some major ordeal.
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so i live in the deep SE, and it take me 90m to drive to banff - so i could choose to leave early and get to say Johnson Canyon say 120 minutes and have flexibility to hike at my own speed to the ink pots and leave when i want.
or i could likely leave my house earlier than i would to drive, to get to the train station, wait for the train, then take a 90m train ride to Banff, then wait for a shuttle bus, hike, then get back in time to catch a shuttle back to Banff, then wait for the train, then 90m back to the station, then drive home.
do i buy my train tickets for the to and from based on a certain time? what if i hike slower and then miss the 4pm train, then can i just jump on the 5pm train? or will it depend on how many seats are sold in advance.
if i miss my pre-purchased train home time, do i have to overnight it in banff?b or will the trains run until late?
What about the bus times at the trail head? if i miss my bus there maybe i can call a cab, if i get cell service, if not, i guess i am walking.
to me these are factors i'd want to consider.
Now if i was going for lunch in banff and to wander around, then not as big of a deal