Day Three. Waterton National Park again.

We were enjoying Waterton so much that we decided on another full day in the park and some more walking. We started the morning off with a four km hike to Lower Rowe Lake, a gorgoeous spot set in an avalanche basin.

The trail started off dry and dusty, but after an hour we were ankle deep in snow, which made for an interesting hike, to say the least. It wasn't too cold and yet again, we had fantastic weather. There was only us and a German couple by the lake (even though we passed quite a few people coming down or overtaking us) so we stayed and had lunch, watching some cute little marmots scurrying around.


Jethro at the start of the trail - look, no snow!


One of the lovely views on the way up.


Nearer to the lake and considerably more snow!


Lower Rowe Lake - very peaceful and tranquil.


We could see why the marmots liked it there so much.

We had a look around Waterton town site - which is tiny and reminded me a bit of a 1950's holiday camp - before heading off to do another hike - this was was much harder. 'Bear's Hump' is only two km's in length but it's very steep and is so called because the mountain you climb is shaped like a grizzly's back. We climbed for about 40 minutes until we reached the top, a flattened rocky area where you could see the whole of the park stretched out before you at a 360 degree angle – just gorgeous. It was very windy, but we stayed up there for a good half an hour taking pictures and wondering at how spectacular it all was.


Jethro managed to snap a very laid-back Mule deer having some food on the way up Bear's Hump.


Once I was at the top I needed a sit down. (and a Mars Bar, to be honest!)


Where the Middle and the Upper lakes meet - gorgeous clear water. You just wanted to dive in (except that it was freezing cold).


Another wonderful view of Waterton townsite below and across the Upper Lake to the US side of the park in Montana.


Jethro looking far less knackered. Git.

We stayed at Waterton Springs again that night having managed to procure some marshmallows. Tomorrow we will starting our trip along The Cowboy Trail on Highway 22.

Waterton has completely surprised us. They filmed Brokeback Mountain in a large amount of the park and we can see why - the scenery is heart-stoppingly fantastic and it's just so quiet. We'd love to come back and see what it's like in the winter - who knows.