a Boy called Troy: Waterton

When deciding where to go camping with Auntie C and Jude, this year, we settled on Waterton. Perhaps is was nostalgia that drew us there. It had been years since Auntie C and Mommy had been to summer camp there - over three decades, in fact!! Now it was time to find out what had changed...and (mostly) what had not :)

Mighty Camp Columbus as it stands today.
The only change we could see was that the wooden sign under the bell no longer existed.

Auntie C and Mommy at summer camp...circa Summer of 1982

Back at camp - Summer 2015

The Rustler all settled in at our townsite campsite.

The iconic Cameron Falls

Thankfully, the only bears we saw were carved of wood :)

Hey lil' bear

Enjoying some ice cream - with a view of the Prince of Wales hotel

Troy had a "tester" size

Jude went for the bigger size (yes...Troy noticed!)

Daddy was more interested in "Weiners of Waterton"

Time for bed!

Or rather...time for flashlight wars...in bed!

Some morning colouring time

Staying in the lines

Red Rock Canyon

So red

and peaceful with the trickling water

The mountain peaks here are stunning

Hiking hand in hand

Checking out the canyon

Canyon Cohorts

Onwards we go! (back to the campsite...for lunch!)

Wildlife sighting - a moose!

Taking a dip in Waterton Lake's glacier water

Chilly Willy

Daddy rescued me

Watching the fire-fighting helicopters fly by

Jude skipping rocks

Hmmm....I think....

Maybe, I need some war paint?

These red rocks make for good painting

What do you think...do I need more?

Oh yeah...

I am a Waterton warrior!!

Troy and Jude sporting their "local" t-shirts
(Jude is wearing Mommy's camp shirt from 30 years ago!)

Did I get dip on my war paint?

Time to take a break from our game for some "fun dip"

Liking the licking

Camping is fun!!!

Surprisingly we had NO wind for two days (so RARE for Waterton)
However, on the last morning...the wind came up and so did the smoke from the forest fires.
The haze you see in this photo is smoke.