Saturday, July 21

Really windy today and another storm brewing over the Going to the Sun Road, so we went exploring the Many Glaciers Road in Glacier National Park ~ As we were driving we saw a large wolf crossing a meadow (the bad news is I had the cameras covered up from making a morning stop and couldn’t get one out before the wolf disappeared into some heavy brush on the edge of the meadow ;-{ )

Then we headed for Waterton Lakes in Canada.  Shortly after entering the park, Larry stopped quickly and pointed out a Bald Eagle soaring overhead. 

There are three main lakes in the areas, all of them very deep and carved by glaciers.  They are Upper, Lower and Middle Waterton Lakes (doesn’t seem very original).  In addition there are a number of other smaller lakes in the area.  We went exploring today and saw more beautiful country.  The first side road we went down wound around to a really pretty lake.  On our way back, we saw a rusty red colored Black Bear leisurely foraging on the hill. 

Later we drove down the Red Rock Road which led to an area with really deep red coloring in the hillsides (totally different red from Utah or Hawaii).  On our way back down this road we saw a dark charcoal colored Black Bear eating berries on the hillside.  We stayed and watched him for quite a while ~ the wind was blowing his fur and he almost shimmered in the sunshine!  Waterton Lakes/Glacier National Park is one of the few areas where Black Bear and Grizzly Bears are both found.

We then went to check into the Prince of Wales Hotel ~

 It was built by one of the big shots with the Great Northern Railroad back in the early 1930s, so it is somewhat "vintage" ~ Here is the ONLY elevator in the hotel 

The elevator can only be run by the staff because of it's age there's a certain amount of training and manual operation needed ~ so I thought I'd better include a picture of Franklin, who was an expert at the elevator and also was our bellman for our stay

Here is a view from the hotel property, which sits high on a hill overlooking Middle Waterton Lake

We had one final surprise at the hotel ~ Not only do the wait staff wear kilts, but they also have the entire place decorated like Christmas!!  Of course, I had to ask why and they told us that they are never open during the Holiday season and they like to celebrate Christmas.   

So Merry Un-Christmas to all of you!

L & P

Ooops, almost forgot ~ THE BIG NEWS FOR TODAY ~ Ford rolled over 400,000 miles!!