Heard in the Car

Ms A and Grandma Valerie played the quiet game as we were driving home from Cold Stone this evening. When Ms A was declared the winner the following conversation occurred:

Ms A: "What did I win?"
Reed: "My love forever ."
Ms A: "But I want something better, like a toy!" (Big Smile)

At least she knows her priorities.

Many Glacier

Our last stop was Many Glacier. It is the home of the Many Glacier Lodge, Grinnell Glacier, Grinnell Mountain, Swiftcurrent Lake, Mt Wilbur (Flat Shield Mountain) and Fishercap Lake. There are several places names after George Bird Grinnell because of his contributions to the park.

We were so excited to see a moose in Fishercap Lake. Our ranger was happy he made an appearance at the end of our nature walk.

Oh, DEER!

Deers are all over the town of Waterton. We had a fun time watching them in a variety of places. Ms A was most excited to see the babies. Ms E and Mr P had fun counting the deer, doe or fawns.

Little Fawns crossing the street

In the town proper

Lunch at the motel

I looked out the window and what did I see?

Enjoying a hot summer day

Butterfly Hunt

Once a year in Waterton Lakes Park, they go out and count the butterflies. We were fortunate to be there that day. After we hiked/walked along Lake Cameron, we found the butterfly hunters/identifiers. We were tickled when they had a few extra nets for the kids. They each caught a butterfly with Ms A being the last one. The people had a hard time identifying her butterfly, it had common characteristics of a couple of species. I think the butterfly hunt was the highlight for Ms E and Ms A.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtails

Oh, Canada!

On the 15th we went to Canada's Waterton Park. We had great time seeing the park minus communication about one of the roads. We drove 30 minutes down the road only to find out we couldn't park at the trail head. They provided a bus back in town.

Reed and Ms A hiked to the top of Bear's Hump for amazing views of Waterton. They went to the top of the mountain in the picture. While he was there he took pictures of the Prince Edwards Hotel, Waterton Lake and the town of Waterton. Later that evening we went to Cameron Falls which was a 15 minute walk from our motel.

While we were there, we hiked along Lake Cameron and Red Rock Canyon. (I stayed home from Red Rock, all the hiking was a bit difficult with my foot.) Lake Cameron was beautiful. The colors in Red Rock Canyon were spectacular. Blakiston Falls was along the canyon loop.

We had a good laugh at some of the signs. It's a bit of a tradition for Reed to take pictures of some of the signs we see in other countries.

The kids wanted us to rent one of the surreys for us to tour the city, but the price and the fact that we wouldn't all fit in one made our decision. Instead, we had the kids pose on the bike for pictures.

As we left the park, we stopped for one more picture of Chief Mountain. We saw it earlier, but didn't stop. When we woke up and got ready to leave, it was cloudy. Thankfully the clouds disappeared and the fog rested on the bottom for a fabulous picture.

Logan Pass and St Mary Lake

Logan Pass is where the Going to the Sun Road meets the Continental Divide. When we arrived, the Visitors' Center was packed. Reed ended up driving around looking for a place to park for 15 minutes while I took pictures of the mountains, bighorn sheep and valleys. We finally gave up and he picked me up to drive to St Mary Lake. We had an nice little hike out to Sun Point, which was a promentory that stuck out over the lake and gave an excellent view of the lake and mountains. The turquoise color of the lake comes from the little bits of rock that were ground up by the glaciers and left as the glaciers melted.