The plan was to go to Bertha Lake but with 25 switchbacks on the rain… No F***ING way!
There was a light snow the morning we headed out to do the hike and while it had earned up, the rain made it pretty cold.
This was our first time hiking Waterton after the Know fire so it made things very different. While most of the trees are gone there is a lot of green coming back.
The hike to the falls starts right in the townsite and we found some park rangers at the trailhead warning people about an aggressive bear along the trail. We immediately noticed a bear about 50 meters up the slope from us! We asked if that was the bear they meant and she replied “oh no, that one’s not aggressive. The one you need to worry about has been following hikers looking for food”
We walked along admiring the flowers poking up through the snow.
After making it to the falls we enjoyed some scrambling around the creek and falls trying to decide if we should attempt the trail to Bertha Lake.
We decided to go but had only made it about 3 switchbacks before deciding it was a f*** of a long way up.
We headed down and enjoyed some appies at the Prince of Wales Hotel and got some nice shots at the Waterton Lake
Swears – 2
- 1 for the number of switchbacks to the lake
- 1 for the bear 🐻
Mary Swears By It 