May 30

May 30 – Waterton Lake

Headed to the Park to catch a 2 hour boat trip down and back Waterton Lake. I think of the lake as a Finger Lake with mountains up to 6,000 feet rising directly out of the water. The southern half of the lake is part of Glacier National Park. At the southern end of the lake is the US Ranger Station, Goat Haunt which is the most remote station in the Park. This is where I visited a friend who was stationed there as a National Park Ranger back in the mid 1970s. Again, many fond memories. A highlight of the trip was a pair of Golden Eagles that flew around near the boat for several minutes. I hope to post a photograph or two at some point.

After a nice lunch in the village we went for an easy two hour hike into a burned over area. The grasses and wildflowers are thriving.

Looks as if tomorrow we will be moving onward still deciding to head into British Columbia or stay in Alberta. We are dropping Frits and Lynette off in Calgary, Alberta on June 2.