Afternoon hike

Husband went out to the truck to bring it to the door to pack up and we had a puncture so spare wheel was put on first! We stopped by a wee coffee shop for a breve coffee (coffee and half cream half milk) it was delicious with a couple of chocolate croissants. We stopped in Cranbrook in Canadian tire for mouse traps, and a compressor for the truck. Having been on a few forest service roads (gravel tracks) we decided it would be nice to air down to make them more comfortable and the pump the tyres back up for the road. We then headed east over the crows nest pass. Stopped for a brew and wander with the dogs which was nice to stretch all our legs. We passed the Frank Slide (a hillside collapsed destroying a mining town) you can see the scar on Google earth. Actually was surprised at the scale of it. The further East we went the more the landscape looked like Aberdeenshire in Scotland just a lot more vast!!

After a morning of travelling we arrived in Waterton National Park to meet with our friends we will be holidaying with for the next few days. Amy had already got info on hikes and activity's in the visitor centre so we headed out to a hike we could do in the afternoon. What I didn't know was that in 2017 waterton had a massive wildfire go through it so it has a weird vibe with dead trees standing barely scorched and new growth underneath. It made the hikes more open! The dogs enjoyed a good walk and a paddle in the lovely water. I also dipped my toes in. Wish we had brought our swimming gear on the hike as I would have got in too! 

We had a meal out in waterton town in the evening then husband and I headed out of waterton park to find somewhere to camp for the night. We had looked at the area in ioverlander app and found there was a spot that looked good enough for an overnight stop. We set up and headed to bed pretty tired from all the days activity! 

I'm trying not to do collages but there are soooo many pictures!! 

“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” 
- John O'Donohue