- Hike in the Many Lakes Valley to a waterfall
- Early onward travel to Canada
- Canoe trip on Cameron Lake
- Overnight in Waterton
We sleep a little longer and have a leisurely breakfast. Then we drive back to Many Glacier to get hold of a campsite for the night. As we can see, everything is full again in the morning. We decide to do the hike to Iceberg Lake as planned and look for a place to stay when we return. When everyone has packed their backpacks and we are ready to go, we have to find that this trail is closed further up because of a broken bridge. We still hike up the mountain flank through the blooming mountain meadows. This Glacier National Park is really an amazing backdrop and with this wonderful weather. After about two thirds of the route it is over, the bridge over the mountain stream was destroyed in the last storm and otherwise crossing the stream would be reckless at the waterfall that follows. So we march back to the parking lot, a little frustrated.
We decide to leave Glacier National Park and the USA early and continue towards the Canadian border. After the usual, not entirely US-like border procedures, we arrived in Canada. We simply ignore the fact that we should throw away the firewood we bought today because it could import some diseases. On the Canadian side, Glacier National Park is continued in the smaller Waterton Lakes National Park. The park protects the dramatic transition between the prairie and the Rocky Mountains. We drive to the middle of the tourist village of Waterton where we find a campground. To escape the great heat, we drive the Akamina Parkway to Cameron Lake. Here we spontaneously decide to rent a canoe for an hour. We paddle out on the lake and find that it is relatively difficult and uncomfortable with three people. In an involuntary zigzag we paddle to the other end of the lake, which is wonderfully embedded between the mountains. There are still large amounts of snow left on the slopes. When we see an iceberg, it must of course be viewed up close. As is generally known, the iceberg is a lot larger underwater than it is above water. Since we are approaching this too directly, our boat rams the chunk. On the way back to Waterton we can see another brown black bear right on the roadside. Since no fires are allowed on the campsite, we march into the center of the village. With a pizza and salad and the following purchases, we get to feel the somewhat higher Canadian price level. Back at the campground, I update the blog before I go to the roof tent.
