It seems fitting that the next part in my road trip story is a rain day. This was one full day that I spent in the mountains…without seeing any mountains. The clouds were thick and completely covered the grandeur. Despite the fact that I couldn’t see the mountains, I knew they were still there, and anxiously waited for the sun to come out again.
Day 7: Wateron Lakes – 15 km driven
Today was one of the dreaded rain days. Its not that it rained that much, but it was super cloudy, and I couldn’t even see the mountains for most of the day. When I got up, it was as though I had returned to Northern Ontario, as all I could see were the rocky bottoms of the mountains…while their soaring grandeur was hidden by the dark clouds. And I don’t mean that there were some clouds covering some of the mountains. ALL of them were covered. I even went for a quick drive out of the town to see if it was different at all. But it was all the same.
So I went and bought ice for the cooler, then wandered through a few of the gift shops in town. But that got old pretty quick, and its not like Waterton is that big. I wound up back at the campsite, where I watched a few tv episodes, then had a nap. After lunch I decided to chase down some pictures of the Columbian Ground Squirrels that populate the campsite. Then I saw some birds that I had noticed before that had some interesting colours. So I took some pictures of them. The clouds did clear up a bit, but not much. I sat by the lake for a while and took some pictures and otherwise just rested. And that’s pretty much been my day. I’m hoping to head to Banff tomorrow but am a little disappointed by the fact that rain seems to be on the forecast for the next several days….hopefully it’s like yesterday, and it ends up being sunny anyway.
The Narrow Twisty Road 