Aug. 23 - Red Rock Canyon Loop and Blakiston Falls and town walk

Lovely day to hike the Red Rock Canyon loop and then to Blakiston Falls here in Waterton Lakes National Park. We saw a big black bear on the way there and a small herd of big horn sheep. The deer are all over the town and campground.


We came back to the camper and then after a snack of roasted almonds, we walked around town. We ended up at an ice cream shop getting a Saskatoon Berry (huckleberry) ice cream cone that we shared.
It was a really nice day after a horrible night with Phil's back. It was the first night he could not get comfortable in any position. He did finally take some ibuprofen and was able to get a little sleep. That was two bad nights of sleep for us, and we were about ready to head home. We are taking it one day at a time, and may head home sooner than we planned.

The internet connection here is either very slow or this site is slow. I only loaded four photos, but only Blakiston Falls shows up (and I have waited forever). I will see if FaceBook will load faster.

Tomorrow we hope to go to Cameron Lake and walk the trail there. There is a cougar warning there. The rangers have had to kill one. They think the two lost their mother. The one they killed was emaciated and so desperate that it could not be scared off. The one that is still there has so far been more skiddish, but it does come in close proximity of humans. I hope it stays skiddish!