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.