Waterton Lakes, Alberta Canada

breakfast on the Chief Mountain Highway, Alberta

Frank Slide, Crowsnest Pass 

in 1903 Turtle Mountain fell over, buried the town of Frank and covered 3 square km in limestone boulders

Waterton Lakes is where the prairie meets the mountains

camp by Blakiston Creek

inside of the REI Halfdome Plus

it rains for 10 minutes every half hour 

Middle Waterton Lake

The Prince of Wales Hotel, 1928

Great Northern Railroad's only Canadian lodge

on the Bear's Hump

Many Glacier

Mountain Hollyhock

Beargrass

the weird and poisonous Black Twinberry

indomitable aspen

left: Centennial IPA - right: Moose Drool

Flathead Lake Brewing Company

Bigfork MT

 bread selection at the local store

the Triple Divide

east slope to the Atlantic, west slope to the Pacific, north slope to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean

Iceberg Lake

evening foraging in Fishcap Lake

with the cow and calf

 the very cool Swiftcurrent Motor Inn, 1932

built by the railroad for the "Forgotten Man"

Avalanche Creek to Many Glacier

cocktails at Avalanche Creek

Avalanche Creek runs through a forest of old growth cedars

and giant Black Cottonwoods

 Avalanche Lake 

bears put their feet on the windows of the shelter at Logan Pass

the east side of Logan Pass

St. Mary Lake

Duck Lake,  Babb Montana

the authentic, if funky, Duck Lake Lodge

noted for its kitchen

Shelburne Lake, Many Glacier

meadow below Apikuni Falls

Great Northern Railroad's Many Glacier Hotel

Swiftcurrent Lake