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Originally Posted by Sliver
But Canmore/Banff area has a lot more to offer than Field or Golden. Golden is good for a couple days a year, but it doesn't have much to do and it's not as nice.
I also spend several random week nights/year in Canmore and just go back to work in Calgary the next morning. I can leave work, have supper at my condo at a normal time, get up 30 minutes earlier and head to work the next day.
It's one thing when you're packing an overnight bag, your toiletries, etc. like for a typical weekend away. It's a lot different when you have your toothbrush in your bathroom, you hop into your bed, you plug into your already-set-up CPAP, make coffee in the morning, your fridge is stocked with your stuff so you make yourself some Shreddies and coffee, etc. You just choose where you want to stay that night - Calgary or Canmore. You can even invite friends over randomly from Calgary and they're at your place an hour later. Most times I'm out there my Calgary friends just stop by since all my friends are always going to the mountains.
The location absolutely makes it. It's zero hassle. If it was 2-3 hours away I'd go 20% of the time. It'd be a total production to get out there and you'd waste so much time driving. I don't understand why it would be attractive to be in a dumpier town, further away, with less stuff to do. What's the advantage? Maybe you feel more disconnected from the Calgary rat race when you put some more physical distance between you and the city? Not me. As soon as I hit Lac Des Arcs I'm "in the mountains" and any Calgary stress evaporates and I'm in holiday mode. By the time I walk into my Canmore home I'm in instantly in relax/chill/fun mode. It's like a light switch.
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For me, in that situation I think I would just move to Canmore full-time and deal with the commute however many times I need to get into Calgary, and enjoy Canmore all the time. It just feels a but foreign to me to maintain two places so close to one another. I’d probably opt to do something more like what CHL did with his cabin building.