Waterton - Day 5

Today we said good-bye to Waterton, as our short summer vacation comes to a close.  We started the day by packing up the van and heading out to Red Rock Canyon, which is the part of the park that Sandra wanted to see seven years ago, but which was closed for over a year after the forest fire.  The walk is a short hike around the canyon, which, as you can guess, has red rocks on the sides.  At a couple of points, the canyon wall is low enough that you can climb down to the water, which almost everyone does.  Bradley immediately scampered over the rocks, as Evan made his way upstream.  We watched him for a bit, but he kept getting farther and farther away.  Eventually, I got up and walked along the path to where I could see him.  I tried to get him to come back, but he signaled something I didn't understand.  Then I noticed a tree that was laying across the canyon and realized that he was determined to get to that tree and climb across it.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), he could not find a path that would allow him to get to the tree, so he climbed up to the top of the canyon, behind the fence that was on the path to keep people away from the edge.  He made his way back to the rest of us, but my heart was beating pretty fast, since it looked quite scary from where I was standing.

We then took another short hike to a waterfall.  It was not big or high, but there was a lot of water rushing over it, so it was quite peaceful to sit and listen.  Sandra loved it there, as she really loves water.  Upon returning to the parking area, we discovered that it was completely full and quite busy, so it was a good thing that we got out to the area early.

After lunch, we headed back into town, as there was a rental shack right behind our hotel and I had confirmed before we left that he did not have any age restrictions on his kayaks, so we rented two and walked them down to the bay to allow Bradley to kayak.  He and I went out for a bit and then I swapped with Evan.  After about 40 minutes, Bradley was tired out, so we returned the kayaks and left Waterton for a short trip to Lethbridge, where we will rest before heading home tomorrow.