l left Calgay shortly after 12:00 today but lost time trying to find the #2 Highway south. I think it took me almost an hour to get out of Dodge so to speak. I headed straight south and then west on the #3 Highway to take in the Crows Nest Pass. I took a short detour to the ‘Smashed in Head Buffalo Jump’, which turned out to be a disappointment as they have absolutely no services or areas available where dogs are allowed. My only option was to leave the Finmyster in the car in temperatures exceeding 25 degrees which I simply couldn’t do. I was really surprized to find out I could’t even walk out onto the bluffs with him to take few pictures.
So back on the trail to the Crows Nest Pass I back tracked another 20 kilometers or so and arrived at the ‘Pass’ around 5:00p.m. The area is very beautiful but I didn’t find it quite as spectacular as the Rogers Pass which is in the area of Banff and Lake Louise. I went to the far side of the ‘Pass’ and turned around so I could make the Waterton Lakes National Park by sundown. I did get a couple nice pics of the valleys in that area though as they are quite beautiful.
The trip into Waterton is truly amazing. The fields and ranches go on seemingly forever and the endless mountain backdrop makes for some stunning scenery. I managed to take a few incredible pics. It costs $7.00 for a day pass and $27.00 to tent overnight in the park. It seemed like a lot to me, but once you get into the little village site and the camping area it so beautiful. Worth every penny. It is much nicer than Banff in my opinion and the little village is very quaint and much smaller than the one in Banff. There is a beautiful lake (Lower Waterton Lake) that you can easily walk to and Mr. Finnigan enjoyed this very much. He was curious about the deer that you could walk right up to, but didn’t bark which surprised me totally. He was very curious, but I don’t think he really knew what they were lol.Unfortunately I can't seem to put any more photos up as the connection is slow. I have to get going sometime today lol.
I will be up very early in the morning to take some photos of the lake and mountains. Hopefully before the sun comes up so I can capture the morning light. Perfect. I love this place and I’m having a great time exploring.
I’ll tell you all about it on my next blog.....
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