Copyright 2019, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
June 19, 2019
Prepared for border crossing. Left camp and fueled up and on the road just before 10
Windy. Very windy. Windmill farm would indicate this is rather a normal thing.
Reserved last campsite with electric at the Town Site campground in Watertown Park Alberta.
We must cross the border by 5. Or back track to another crossing adding many miles and unknown quantity of hours. Turns out this information/time was not correct. The entry was open until 10. This port is only open from mid-May till September/October.
The squirrels, or are they gophers, here are on suicide missions, scurrying cross the highways, tail raised high like a flagpole. Sometimes the win, sometimes they fail.
First glance of the Glacier mountain range from Just west of Cut Bank will take your breath away. They just jump up and reach for the sky!
Quite the ride between Cut Bank and St. Mary. Well over 5700 feet, curvy and hilly and, construction. Gorgeous view while we waited for the lead vehicle.
Dropping in to St. Mary - -
Such a pretty view along the way to Babb, where we stopped for lunch.
Onward to Alberta and Watertown. Stunning scenery.
See, we really did it! We shut down all devices, cameras and such until we dealt with the border officials.
Easy border crossing. Passports. What is the plate number of the motor home (which I had conveniently recorded and printed and had nearby, taped on the cup holder/dash.) What state? Do you own this vehicle? Where are you going and how long in Canada? Have any guns with you? Any firewood? That was about it. By far the easiest border crossing we have ever done.
Arrived in Watertown Park and the campground at a little after 2. We barely had backed into the site and the downpour started. We had not even hooked up the electricity.
Time for feet up. Mother Nature insists.
Storms pass, blowing a bit, one good round of rolling thunder, rain. Clears. Couple of hours later, repeat. We finally did hook up the power. By dark it was about 50 degrees, almost 30 less than 24 hours prior.
There are still patches of snow on the mountains. The wind is making for white caps on the water of Upper Watertown Lake. There was a fire here in 2017. 38% of the park burned. Sections of the park are still closed. To the west another park is closed until further notice.
No telie, no internet. 139 miles. 3 hours 50 minutes driving time. But this view - -
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