Waterton Day 2 & 3

This was such a beautiful place and we had only crossed the border...

Montana's Glacier National Park and Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park meet at the border between the United States and Canada. In 1932, the parks were designated the first international Peace Park to commemorate the bonds of peace and friendship between the two nations.
Although Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks are administered by separate countries, they cooperate to manage their natural and cultural resources. The wild plants and animals ignore political boundaries and claim the mountainous terrain on both sides of the border.

This is there version of the Old Faithful Inn very pretty and VERY pricey with only 86 rooms and they are always full, we had a good time looking inside, it over looks lake waterton so the view is to die for.

The outside was just as pretty with flowers everywhere

The one thing we noticed in Canada is they do not try and hide there wildlife they TELL you where you can go to find them, there is never any park ranger around trying to scare you and them. This little guy we found just about 5 minutes after being in the park

You can just drive up and down the road and find bear it was very exciting to us since we are so use to being chased away.. this day we saw 6 bears, one was a momma with 2 little cubs she had hid them and we watched her chase a Big black bear away from them and when it was over she got them and took them up the mountain very fun just to sit and watch.

They really are close to the roads and not very hard to find.

Waterton has a scenic cruise you can take that allows you to see the beautiful scenery and it also takes you to a place called Goat Haunt which is in Montana so you cross International boundaries but unless you plan on hiking you do not need your passport at the end you can get off and walk around part of the lake you just don't try and cross or stay in the USA unless you have all your paperwork..

This is the border patrol at Goat Haunt Ray and my Mom walked to see what trouble they could get in but they came back Really fast, they do not mess with that at all.

I was just amazed at the border so that is why there is another picture while you are on the boat it stops so half is in Canada and half is in the USA.

The water is so pretty you just can't get enough of it.

After the cruise we stopped at a little place called Waterton pizza everyone that knew we where going and had been there told us we needed to stop and eat there...... they were right it was yummy.

Even my Dad had to eat a piece, fun, fun little place. no Gluten free that day. but it was OK and he felt fine.

The deer are not at all afraid of people and everyplace has to have there flowers fenced because they are all over

In Waterton they have waterfalls at the end of town so we stopped to see the first of MANY that we would see.

Then we went on the Cameron Lake we wanted to go out on the lake but the weather was not being our friend that day the wind was blowing and it was getting pretty cool so we didn't go but it was such a beautiful place

We went to a place called Red Rock canyon and did some hiking to a place called Blankston falls wow!!! they are awesome when we got back to the car these mountain goats were just laying by the car not one bit afraid of people.

Coming next Banff.