The Times and Travels of Nolan
Documenting trips I've taken and places I've seen.
Editor’s Note: This post is a transcription of a diary written while on-site at Glacier National Park. The diary has been lightly edited for readability. 7:30 PM: Back in my futon bed after what has been without a doubt our busiest day yet. It all started for me at the same time that it did …
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Situated at the foot of Upper Waterton Lake is a bluff. From this bluff, one can look basically down the length of the lake all the way back to Glacier Park. It was designed as a luxury hotel for tourists stopping along the Canadian transcontinental railway way back at the start of the 20th century. …
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Every vacation has a few meals that go down in the books. Not every vacation features a restaurant with a name like “Wieners of Waterton”. I mean… come on! Wieners of Waterton! You kind of have to eat at a place with a name that bold. The restaurant promises to get you eating – what …
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That is not a typo. International boat tour. I’m not sure how many places in the world let you take a boat tour on a freshwater lake between two different countries (Niagara Falls, I guess?). But the Waterton Shoreline Cruise Company has the unique ability to offer just that. They’re based out of the little …
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A cool visitor’s center can really elevate a park visit, especially a short one. I’ve seen some cool visitor’s centers in my day – the Canyon Visitor’s Center in Yellowstone, the Travertine Nature Center in Chickasaw NRA, and the Carlsbad Caverns Visitor’s Center all come to mind – but never before had I ever seen …
Continue reading “Waterton Lakes National Park: The Bear’s Hump”
Another early morning. July 16 at the St. Mary Campground dawned bright and sunny, with a near-full-moon setting back over the Lewis Range to the west. And I awoke in desperate need of more rest than we were allowing ourselves on this trip. Some context, if you’ve forgotten in the near-full-year that I’ve been writing …
Continue reading “Waterton Lakes National Park: Driving to Canada (eh)”
