Waterton Lakes National Park (Trip Day 7)

Monday, July 7th, was our day to spend in beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park. Waterton is just a 2 hr drive from where I grew up, so I have lots of great memories of day trips spent there. We were happy to have my parents with us, along with the Johnson and Nelson families.

As is the usual tradition we stopped for a quick photo-op at the Cardston Temple along the way. The mosquitos were really bad, so we didn't stay too long.

Our first stop inside the park was a picnic lunch at the lake in the townsite. The kids had a great time throwing rocks and wading in the COLD water!

Lily spent her time collecting neat rocks and sticks.

Then we went to see Cameron Falls.  Just as we arrived there was a bear! It was down by the water, and then it scrambled easily up the mountain side. 

Amazing Cameron Falls

No trip to Waterton is complete without a picture in front of the falls!

A deer in the middle of town.

Then we drove farther into the park, climbing in elevation, up to Cameron Lake. The scenery is just gorgeous.

Mountains still with snow! Across the lake is American territory, but the dock we are on is in Canada. 

 We did a short little hike there, jumping over some muddy spots on the trail.

After a picnic dinner, we loaded up for our drive home.  As we drove back down the mountain we were thrilled to have 3 bear sightings! By this time it was between 6-7 p.m. and it must have been time for their evening meal. The bears were just right up by the edge of road, foraging in the grass, and paying no attentions to us.

Just a bear walking down the road.

As we drove back to Taber we were treated with some lovely views of the mountains, rolling hills, and the beautiful prairie.

Chief Mountain in the distance.

We ended the day with a stop for ice cream cones in the small town of Glenwood. Yum!