We left West Glacier early in the morning and set out for Canada…
…taking U.S. Highway 2 around Glacier National Park. As desert dwellers, we’re amazed at how green everything is up here.
We made several stops along the way, the first being the Izaak Walton Inn where one can bunk in a hotel…
…or old railcars.
We stopped at the William H. “Slippery Bill” Morrison memorial atop Maria’s Pass where an obelisk honors Teddy Roosevelt.
At another stop, we pulled into an unmarked turnout to shoot some photos of the towering mountains…
…and discovered this…
…and this.
This part of the drive was on the Blackfeet Reservation, which borders the eastern edge of Glacier National Park. We made two detours back into the park, the first of which took us up Saint Mary Lake.
The other was to the Many Glacier area, home of one of my favorite Glacier Park Lodges, which was not yet open.
From there, we drove north and entered Alberta…
…,where we cleared customs and continued on to the Prince of Wales Hotel, our lodging for the next two nights.
Built in the 1920s, the rooms are small…
…and the lobby large.
From there, we enjoyed a beautiful view of Upper Waterton Lake from the lobby windows.
We dined in the hotel bar…
…and enjoyed glasses of 10-year-old port in the lobby.
With the sun dropping behind the clouds, we watched as the little town of Waterton began to light up.
I could get used to this lifestyle.