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Old 08-18-2012   #128
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Default Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log

After Crowsnest Pass, we headed back to the south and east to go to Waterton National Park. The park is on the border with the US and is next to Glacier National Park in Montana.

The landscape flattened to the south and became more scrub brush:


We went about 15 miles into the park to Red Rock Canyon. The river cut through layers of the sedimentary rock that are rich in iron that when exposed to water turns red:


We had fun climbing down into the canyon and walking by the water:


We spotted this chipmonk zipping along the water's edge looking for a way across:


Here is a nice view from the river bed looking back at the mountins:


On our way back to the main road, we got a quick look at a grizzly bear:
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