Another day of adventure. Once more we boarded the bus and off we went to Waterton National Park. Kim Pearson from the Nature Conservancy of Canada led us on a nature hike. The hills were filled with sticky purple geraniums, pink prairie roses, yellow yarrow and rough fescue, the provincial grass of Alberta. The view of the mountain ridge and surrounding valley was spectacular. After a short picnic lunch we heard from local ranchers, Anne,Jennifer and Elizabeth. Another short bus trip and we were at the Bison lookout where Barb Johnson, a wildlife biologist with Waterton National Park, introduced us to some of the wildlife research in the area. Another short bus ride and we arrived at the Mountain Meadows Trial Rides where an horseback tour us. This was quite the experience for many of us city slickers. We rode through open meadows and viewed a high country lake and finished with a steak barbeque. The horses seemed to find their way home quickly. A little saddle sore, we enjoyed the pool, the hot tub and our beds when we got back to Lethbridge.
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