A quick jaunt to Canada.

Little Fox here.  Instead of hiking in Glacier National Park today, I grabbed my passport and headed to our neighbors to the north.  Canada, specifically Wild Rose Country....aka Alberta.

My destination today is Waterton National Park.  Waterton and Glacier are international peace parks so that's kind of cool.  

The peace park was dedicated in 1932 to honor the friendship between Canada and the United States. 

It's a quiet day in Waterton Township.  That place on the hill looks famous. 

Getting closer. 

Oh, this is the famous Prince of Wales Hotel.  It was a railroad hotel built by the Great Northern to increase tourism along there route through Montana. 

The Prince of Wales hotel was named in honor of the Prince of Wales with the hope that he would visit.  Built in 1927 in the style of a Swiss chalet and is considered one of Canada's grandest railroad hotels.  Fun fact, it was named after the Prince of Wales in a blatant attempt to lure him to stay there on his tour across Canada.  The Great Northern RR (the company that build the hotel) hoped for some free advertising if the prince stayed there.  He never stayed at the famous hotel....instead he lodged at a local ranch. 

The lobby is really nice.  Here is the first phone installed in the hotel.  Excuse me while I order room service. 

The views on the outside are really pretty too.  The Waterton Township is off to the right and the United States is at the far end of the lake. 

As with most fancy hotels food is expensive.  I ran into these guys outside a market in Waterton and they sent me in the right direction to find some food with a nice view of the lake. 

Homemade mountainberry pie.  Yep, this will hold a fox over till dinner time. Time to head back to the United States.  While in Canada I had to get a bag of all dressed ruffles since they don't sell that kind of chips in the USA.  

Back in Babb, Montana.  Time for dinner.  This place is packed, it must be good. 

Off to Glacier!

Hiya Gang,

Little Fox here.  I have my seatbelt fastened and I am ready for takeoff.

After a quick flight I have arrived at my destination and I was greeted by this awesome fella.

Once I arrived at the airport I needed to get in a rental car and drive for a while. Right now I am lucky enough to be traveling threw Glacier National Park.

Little Fox has arrived!  I am in Babb, Montana relaxing. 

A good sized glass of wine and some snacks.

Sunset has come. I need to get a good nights sleep as I am sure there is a hike in my near future. 

A nice cup of coffee to get this fox up.

Be careful of the bears. 

What amazing scenery.  I am off to Grinnel Glacier today. 

  Beargrass is in season.

 Making my way up to Grinnel Glacier.

I made it.  The glacier looks awesome. 

The hike was worth it, now it's time for lunch.

In search of the perfect pumpkin for J and B's content

Oh hello there.
Little Fox at the helm of the blog today.  I am on a quest to find a good Jack-O-Lantern picture for Jerry and Ben's Halloween Contest.   No, I am not going as a goat.  Although I did see this cute animal on my adventure.

Today, my goal is to find a Jack-O-Lantern picture to enter into the contest.  Any good quest starts with lunch.  Yum, chips.  

Oh my goodness.  A whole sub sandwich for me?  Chicken Parmesean?  Are you serious?  Is this my birthday?  Who knows for sure, BUT I am a VERY lucky fox today. 

I can't wait to dig into this.

Now that I have had a proper lunch it's time to explore stop #1. I saw this pumpkin and it's kind of intersting but not really what I am looking for.  

Now, why am I not carving a pumpkin this year?  Well, my carving team (aka roommates) are short on time this year and afraid I won't make the deadline.  So, Little Fox is going to find a Jack-O-Lantern to adopt so I can take a picture.

My, I hope this doesn't disqualify me....

Not to sway any judges but the next stop had lots of local honey.  Judge Jerry, are you paying attention?

The next stop was an ice cream shop and bakery and they had a Jack-O-Lantern to boot.  I like him but he's not my favorite yet.

Judge Jerry.....this place has lots of homemade pies.   Any suggestions on which one to send your way?

Okay, enough blatant bribing of Judge Jerry.  The next stop had a little Jack-O-Lantern.  Not too bad.  It's a good size for a little fox. 

Same Jack-O-Lantern but a different view.  Better but I am not 100% sure it's the one for the contest. 

This is a nice harvest scene.  Pumpkins, my Jack-O-Lantern, and an old box.  I think this picture will do. 

Time to celebrate.  A mission accomplished.  I think I will have some cider.  

Wait!   This cider sampler is missing one.  I need to have a strict conversation with my roommates about the missing cider.

Jerry and Ben, thank you for hosting the contest.  I can't wait to see the results.

Garden Tour w/ LFox.

Hiya everyone.
Happy Thursday.  This post is way behind (the day of writing is July 4th) but do to sekrebeary issues it's posted super late.

The garden is in great shape.  Remember the strawberry planter Baxter made a few weeks ago?  The plants have produced about 5 total berries this year., keep your paws crossed for a better haul next year.

Basil is looking great.  Who wants pesto?

I even have a few tomatoes getting ready to turn red.

The red pepper is still green and has some weird brown growth. I better keep an eye on this one.

Plums anyone? 

I am trying my hand at smoking some salmon. I hope it comes out well.

145 degrees is the perfect temperature.

Time to wait and relax till my salmon is done. Oh, here's some fresh sangria.Is this for me?

Mail Call

Hiya Gang,
Little Fox back to blogging with the help of my pal Baxter.

Right now LF and I are enjoying being inside while it's hailing and raining really hard.

Looks like we got some mail.  Let's see what's going on.

Baxter:  This card is addressed to me from my pal Little Fox.

It was from his trip to London with Sandy, Beanie, Leo, Otto, et al.  Sounds like they met some distant cousins of Little Fox's.

Little Fox:  Ajdin sent us a card as well.

 Sequoia is particularly interested in this card.  Perhaps he's hinting for a trip to Colorado.

 It's from his trip to Colorado.  He says he went hiking and had a great time.  Glad to see other stuffies have caught the hiking bug.


Little Fox: Getting all this mail reminds me that I should start sending out some postcards.  I will be sure to put my sekrebeary on that task....better yet I should do it myself.

Thank you all for the great postcards.
LF and Baxter