Glacier National Park. Day 3.5 &4 : Where the Wild Bovines Are
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We didn’t just drive to Alberta to cruise into Montana, we also stopped by Cameron Falls in Waterton, then over to Lake Cameron. We’d thought of doing paddle boats but it was a little bit late. Lake Cameron was beautiful, and incredibly still. They had a telescope so you could try to see bears in the surrounding mountains. Sadly with my glasses these don’t always work.
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Speaking of bears
Let’s talk about wildlife. So far we’ve seen 2 bears, a chirping little chipmunk at Logan’s pass and a deer in Waterton. See
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Chipmunk Who chirped like a bird.
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The deer in Waterton paid us little attention. We decided it was time to head back to the cabin. We started back hit the border and were given a verbal warning “Watch out for Cattle” Sure whatever. We’d seen the signs about cattle on our way in but there were no cows to be found. On the way home, it was a different story.
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This is the first batch of cows. As we continued along MT 89 we ran into 4-5 herds of cows hanging out along the road with very little incentive to move. At one point after traveling along a very desolate stretch, we finally saw another car, coming the other direction. As we neared we slowed down as did he. It was a bit narrow so it was just the responsible thing to do. Then he flashed his lights, and we saw 3 cows sitting in our lane, just hanging out. The dusky brown color and the dark of the early evening had made them impossible to see. I think we might have hit one had that car not come along. We did make it safe back to safe back to the cabin where we promptly fell asleep. Here is the driving that day.
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The next morning we woke up, cleaned up and packed the car. Breakfast at the West Glacier Restaurant and then on the road to home.
It was a fabulous weekend, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. One more post coming, with the final mileage, contact info and links to my reviews of the places we stayed, tours we did.