Waterton Rivers

Took this photo alongside a river just outside of our campground (Crandell Mountain Campground), our last night there. Banff and Jasper get all the attention in the Canadian rockies but Waterton Lakes National Parks has just as beautiful scenery.

Red Rock Canyon Mini Falls

Red Rock Canyon is in Waterton Lakes National Park. During the day the creek is full of tourists wading in the shallow waters so I went back at dusk to take this photo of the unique red rock.

Waterton Lakes Log

Waterton Lakes National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the prince of Wales hotel is a Canadian National historic site, both featured in this photo.

The Other Direction

I woke up early to one morning at Waterton Lake National Park to take photos some photos of the Prince of Wales hotel at sunrise. I arrived there at 6:00 am and there was already a line up of about 10 other photograhers with their tripods setup. I took the photo of the hotel I wanted then started to wonder around to see what else there was to photograph. Got this photo while all the other photographers will all still trying to get the perfect shot of the hotel. I think this once actually ended turning out just as good as my hotel shot.

Prince Of Wales Hotel At Waterton Lakes

This is the postcard shot from Waterton Lakes. Had to get up pretty early to get this photo so it would have that glow from the sunrise. However, I think the photo I took from right behind me, with the sun rising next to the road is actually a better photo. What do you think?

Purple Mountain Flowers

When we visited Waterton Lakes, there were a lot of flowers in bloom. There were fields and fields of these purple ones. Near the end of July is a great time to be in the Rockies.

Point Me Towards The Hotel

The building in the distance is the Prince of Wales hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park. Built in 1927 it is one of the largest all wood buildings in Alberta and has been designated a Canadian National Historic site.

Clear Rockey Mountain Creek

It is amazing how clean and clear the water is up in the Rockies. Check out this stream, perfectly transparent.

After a Long Day

One of the longest days driving on our Rocky Mountain road trip was from Moyie Lake to Waterton Lake Provincial park. It would have only been 4 hours if we drove straight but when you have a one year old baby in the car, it takes a lot longer. We got into Waterton just before sunset and we rewarded for the drive by these types of beautiful scenes as we walked beside the lake.