Anthropology 2272F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Advantageous, Outdoor Recreation, Jennifer Robertson
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Many of the guides believe that tourists come to the canadian rockies just for the landscape; but tourists come for various intertwining reasons. Often times, tourists send the guides letters and gifts after the tour. Some guides have regulars , or in other words, people that return to banff annually. Not all tourists express their emotional connection to the guides, and many seem to to tour with them specifically. be indifferent to the guides: however, those with emotional connections showcase powerful reactions. Satsuka goes to banff in peak season (november) to interview tourists about what: specifically, she wants to interview the yamada"s because they seemed to enjoy their travels intensely. they got out of their vacation. Japan to travel, pursue their dreams, and discover themselves here in the. Rockies: the yamada"s tell their kids back in tokyo that there is more to life than. The way guides were idolized reflects tourists" concerns about their own life/work.