Waterton Lakes International Peace Park

We make a brief stopover in Calgary to visit with  nephew Doug MacLeod wife Jackie and their family at their lovely home.  The weather is warm and summery, although the day before they had golf-ball size hail!!!

We head on south to Waterton Lakes - "Where the Mountains meet the Plains".    The campground where we stay outside the park is rural and rustic and has a delightful little lake.  Yes, that's Patches in the shade of the tree - it was quite warm.

And nearby, a juvenile Osprey surveys his surroundings!  Mom was flying nearby but could not catch her in flight.

Upper Waterton Lake has the most dramatic setting, nestled between towering Rocky Mountain Peaks.  This lake actually crosses down into Montana and neighboring Glacier National Park in the USA.

And, as much gorgeous mountain scenery that we have seen, I am still awed by the majestic beauty of these mountains.

We drive up a side canyon to take in the remarkable beauty of Cameron Lake.

And, while walking through the park where we had our lunch, we met one of the local residents.

On our return trip to our campground we take a loop trip which takes us across the border into USA and  the northern portion of Glacier National Park  to view more of the fabulous rugged mountain scenery.