Glacier Day 2

 Friday started out cloudy, chilly, windy and did not promise for a nice day here in the states. So we went to Canada. The part of the park in Canada is Waterton, and the correct name for the park up there is Waterton Glacier International Peace Paark. We headed north to Babb and another entrance to the Park but were still in the States. Onward and northward to the border. We had our passports and all the necessary papers for Charley. We went around Chief Mountain which is certainly something to see....sticks up in the sky so high.

Canadian Entrance

Chief Mt. Higher than all the rest!

The Canadian park is much smaller than the State side of the park but we managed to take it all in on the one day. You can spot this lodge from miles away and when we were much closer we found out it is the magnificent looking, 7 story, 5 star, Prince of Wales Hotel. The falls right in Waterton, Alberta are beautiful and yes we took lots of photos. Neat little town but really high prices!!! Fortunately we had packed a lunch. A good thing too, as nothing on any menus we saw was lower than $13.00 and everything was ala carte. The sun was shining for most of our day in Canada, so it made for and enjoyable trip.

Little building in the distance.

is really a 5 Star Resort Hotel

Tom and Charlie ... pooped

Coming back into the states the lines at customs moved really slow. But we got in with no problem. All along the road you see signs saying Range Cattle....that means cattle here have free range and you may encounter them on the road, and we did. Friday evening, after dinner, back at the motorhome, we went out to Many Glacier to see if we could spot any of the wildlife that abound here in the park. The best time to spot wildlife is at dawn and dusk. We listened to a Park Ranger Talk about the geology of the area. Yes we did see 2 large black bears and 1 mule deer. We have certainly adjusted to the time difference here. We find it easy to go to bed at 10:00 and awake at 8:00! The cool evenings and cool days really make a difference compared to the triple digit temps we had seen down South.

Those noted Range Cattle