May 11, 2019 – A Day in Waterton
Headed down to Waterton yesterday, and wow — what an AMAZING day! The weather was perfect, and outside of the townsite, there were surprisingly few people around. The townsite itself? Packed. Looked like the entire province decided to show up!
Originally, I planned to spend the night at Belly River Campground, but as the wind picked up later in the day, I decided to head back home instead.
Of course, the first stop — like it has been for the past year — was up Chief Mountain Highway. I always head up to the border, take in the view, then turn around and work my way back down. There’s something surreal about standing there, looking straight into the U.S., but not crossing the border.
From the lookout, I dropped down to Belly River Campground just to see how busy it was. Not busy at all — for now. That will definitely change as the season gets rolling.
Snapped a few shots of the White Turtle II (the van) in some beautiful spots along the way. Just one of those days that remind you why Waterton is such a special place.
After touring and shooting around Waterton it was off to find a quiet place to rest.
Maskinonge is the perfect spot. Lots of people drive through this area but they don’t stay. Probably because there are no services there. I do not mind. Makes it al the better for me. Also as it was only May 11, 2019 it still is not the busy tourist season.
The leaves seem to be slow emerging this year. Maybe it is because I just want summer to come so I can enjoy it before the forest fires start.
The nice part was there were a lot of animals around, that is the most important thing for me.