The prairies meet the Rockies at Waterton National Park in Alberta.
The park the first International Peace Park created as a collaboration between Canada and the USA
The famous Prince of Wales Hotel was built in 1927...and is a national historic site.
We took a shoreline cruise on Upper Waterton Lake and learned a lot from our friendly tour guide.
We weren't the only ones on the water.
When we passed into Glacier National Park in Montana we saw the cut in the foliage up from the shoreline and over the mountain. No passports required!
The smoke from BC's wildfires blanketed the lake.
Cameron Falls was an easy walk from the town centre.
We drove out to Red Rock Canyon and did the easy loop trail around it.
Quite impressive!
As you can tell, many scrambled down into the canyon.
A popular place, especially on a Saturday!
From Red Rock Canyon we hiked the easy trail to Blakeston Falls...
...through forests that were decimated by fire in 2017.
The wild flowers were amazing!
Blakeston Falls.
At the end of our hike we ate our lunch next to the creek.
Once we were back in the town we explored on our e-bikes.
The Prince of Wales Hotel is hotel is open to the public...so we checked it out.
Built by the Great Canadian Railway, it was designed in a Swiss chalet style.
It was a little like stepping back in time.
The original elevator is still working. I took the stairs!
Most of the tourists seemed to be from another country...
except for the lone Mennonite lady who was looking rather lost.
We camped for two nights just outside the gates to the park at Crooked Creek Campground...
and had cheese fondue. In 1999 went to Alaska with our Swiss friends Pierre and Ute who introduced us to cheese fondue as a camping meal. Once every summer since we have kept up the tradition.
Waterton National Park did not disappoint!
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