Red Rock Canyon

We have breakfast again at the hotel and again get our table for two in front of the window that we had for Tea yesterday.  The downside of being here for two days is we have made multiple trips to the RV to pick up “this and that”.  Now I have to make a couple trips to return everything to the RV.

in 2017 there was a lightning-started forest fire that started northwest of the lake here. All the trees on that side of the lake are dead.  The fire eventually burned 87,000 acres half of it outside the park.  Forest and grassland burned. Fire fighting personnel from across Canada came to the park.  They saved the Town of Waterton and the Prince Of Wales Hotel. Fire crews started a back fire before the main fire advanced to the town causing an updraft that countered the wind driven fire and reduced fuel for the advancing front of the main fire.

On the recommendation of one of our waitresses we leave to visit Red Rock Canyon about ½ hour away in the park.  This valley was also devastated by the fire. The hike we took was previously a well shaded forest path, now a very sunny walk among the forest of dead trees.  The new growth is only about 3 feet high at this point.

Red Rock Canyon

 

A scary looking animal and a bear

Once we get cell coverage leaving the park I make a Harvest Host reservation at High River Brew Pub.  It's in an industrial park in High River, odd place for a brew pub, but not so much for a brewery.  As luck would have it they are hosting a party for another startup brewery that has contracted them to make their beer.  We get invited to a pizza party, which solves our problem, that this Brewery does not have a food menu. We have a fun time with a bunch of very unique characters. Make the characters in the show “Cheers” seem rather boring.