Waterton Lakes is the Canadian end of Glacier National Park. The latter is in western Montana, the former in south western Alberta. Both parks were, at least in part, organised by railroads as tourist resorts, which necessitated the construction of lodges. Urban Pittman took Laurie and I there during our October/November 1978 visit.
Looking south down Waterton Lake (I presume) towards Montana.
Another view looking towards Montana.
The view from the southern side of the
Prince of Wales Hotel/Lodge
Looking north from the Prince of Wales Hotel.
Distant view of the Prince of Wales Hotel at Waterton Lakes.
The southern side, all closed up for winter.
Note the base of the hotel is built of stone,
mainly to resist the snow which accumulates during winter.
The northern side of the hotel, and presumably the main entrance,
though I don't really recall.
Time to stop for lunch. Although the sun is shining, it's clearly not all that
warm. Laurie on the left, me on the right. Photo by Urban Pittman.
Perhaps a typically Canadian mountain scene - nothing like it in Australia.
Somewhat idyllic scene, if a little cold. And the vapour trail proves we are not really
far from civilisation.
Urban's
Chrysler New Yorker,
if I remember correctly. It was a very comfortable
car for travelling around what, from its name, one would judge to be less than
its intended environment! The mountain is pretty impressive too!
We came across this beaver dam in the stream. It's the only one I have ever seen.
The mound in the middle is the beaver's home.
Heading to Waterton Lakes Park
Canada and USA