Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Waterton
Old age beauty
27 Sep 2014 |
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This beautiful Meteor Rideau and matching Boler camper were parked near the motel in Waterton Lakes National Park, where friends Cathy and Terry, and I, stayed at for two nights, 26 and 27 August 2014. Car and camper were both in spotless condition.
"The Meteor Rideau was a full-size automobile from the Canada-only Meteor brand of the Ford Motor Company sold from 1954–61 and 1965-76. It was named for the Rideau River, a river in Eastern Ontario, the province where the car was built. From 1957, the line included both the Rideau series and the higher-trim Rideau 500. The Rideau began as the top-trim level of the Meteor line, but beginning with the 1965 models, it was the lowest trim series." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Rideau
bolerama.org/Bolerama/History.html
Cleaning the BBQ
02 Sep 2014 |
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The motel at which friends Cathy and Terry, and I, stayed for two nights had a couple of BBQs at the end of the parking lot, which we made use of both evenings. The first evening, Terry cleaned off the BBQ after we saw this Mule Deer licking the BBQ and the utensils for a long time : )
Time to relax
30 Aug 2014 |
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During my three days away (26, 27 and 28 August 2014) with friends Cathy and Terry, we saw so many things, I hardly know where to start. This always happens when I go anywhere with them - every day is a very long, fun-filled day, full of exciting finds. So many, that I'm only just starting to add a description under the six photos from our trip that I've posted so far.
Perhaps I will simply list some of the things and then add more detail to each photo as I add them to my photostream. Of course, we couldn't have had a more beautiful area to explore! Waterton Lakes National Park has amazing scenery and wildlife. The weather forecast that I saw before we left Calgary said that we were in for three beautiful days of sunshine - too often, it can be rainy weather. So, luck was on our side, giving us warm, sunny days - until the BIG STORM hit! We had driven eastwards from the park, hoping to see Yellow-bellied Marmots and, if we were really lucky, a Burrowing Owl. Yesterday, I posted a photo of the storm that was approaching very fast, around 5:00 p.m. just before we started our return trip to Calgary. It was like nothing I had ever seen before - a menacing shelf (?) cloud that was travelling fast and furious. Despite trying our best to get away from it, it eventually engulfed our car, surrounding us with more or less zero visibility, pounding hail, thunder and lightning, and very strong winds. There was nothing to do but stop the car and sit tight, hoping that the hail would not break the car windows and that this severe thunderstorm would not develop into a tornado! This storm was very scary, but at the same time, exciting (only because all turned out OK in the end!). Our road trip sure went out with a bang!
Will briefly mention a few of the things we saw - fantastic scenery, 4 Black Bears (including one that was swimming in the lake), Bison, Deer (including this one and several others that we saw in the town of Waterton, where we stayed for two nights at the clean and friendly Bear Mountain Motel), Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, Chipmunks, various bird species including the Burrowing Owls, a few wildflowers, several Yellow-bellied Marmots (a first for me!), a few different insect species, and a family of some species of Grouse (still not sure what kind). I even got the chance to see three or four new-to-me old, wooden grain elevators.
Cathy and Terry, thanks so much for yet another wonderful trip with you! Can't thank you enough for inviting me along. You always do such a great job of finding so many interesting things for us to see and enjoy. Lots of fun!
Leftovers
25 Nov 2006 |
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Had to smile at this Mule Deer cleaning out this barbecue in the village at Waterton, down near the US border. Was lucky enough to get a day down there just over two years ago. Would love to go for a week or 10 days to explore.
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