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Originally Posted by surferguy
I don’t understand why people keep speaking about getting to the trailhead. I’d wager 90% of the tourists that go to Banff never make it to a trailhead. They go to Banff and check out the town for a day or two. The train gets them from the airport to Banff relatively easy.
Having been to mountain towns in Europe, I’d never consider a car when arriving because the train takes me where I want to go.
Maybe the framing is different for me, I don’t see this as something that is needed for locals (it would be sweet as an option) but needed for tourists. Am I wrong for seeing it that way?
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This, 100%.
When I went to Salzburg a few years ago, I took a train from Munich. I just kind of walked around, saw the sights went out for dinner and then back to Munich the next day. Not once did I think I needed a car or cab.
I imagine most tourists to Banff would do something similar.