Canada

The skies did not look promising as we ventured northward...

 The Canadian Officials were friendly and quickly waved us on...

 Clouds billowed and darkened as rain began spattering down

Temperatures had plummeted

We opted to stop as hail began pelting the car

 This was a fun museum with interactive exhibits for all ages.

Lifelike horses

 The Landau Carriage, my Step-dad is building one of these

 Potions for worming horses and other horsey aids

 The wonderful scent of the harnesses

 The Stable

 Wheels ready for a carriage

 Warty nose and whiskers!

 Then we headed towards the Town Site of Waterton Lakes

Chili nights called for warm drinks!

The Next Day was much brighter 

This place offered a most fabulous trail ride across 3000 acres of wildflower meadows

woods, creeks and cows!

This Grizzly bear track in the Mountain Meadow Lodge

did not give me any encouragement about bears lurking about

Ponies are ready

 On the trail with our guide Tacee (on the buckskin)

 Horses on the far hill

 Venturing down a steep hill

 Even the ground squirrel gets to live amongst the flowers!

International Border

The border is cut right up and over the mountain.

Old Man's Whiskers

 Even the clover seemed brighter

 Waterton Lake

 Snow Creviced Peaks

 More Fabulous wildflowers

And after almost two weeks in bear country without 

sighting a bear, this little fella graced us with his presence

just before we crossed back in to the USA.

Wishing this trip hadn't ended so soon.

But I guess it is time for me to visit my own "ponies!"