I remember my Wife's Aunt came over from England and we took her from here(Calgary) to her Uncle's cousin's place by Invermere BC(~4hrs of driving), then up to my Father-in-laws, on Shuswap Lake(~5 more hours North and West). They were amazed at how long we had to drive and asked if we were near Vancouver. They were further amazed to hear we were only about the half way point between Calgary and Vancouver. They also couldn't get over how cheap gas was here.
They later took a train ride through the mountains to Vancouver and then hopped a plane back here, they loved that trip.
