06-06-2011, 01:34 PM
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06-06-2011, 03:34 PM
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#22
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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06-06-2011, 05:41 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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Waterton is amazing! My family has had a shared Cabin there for many years. I spend at least 1 week there each summer. Crypt lake is a must-do in my opinion. Get the early ferry across so you can spend a bit more time at the lake before you have to head back down. (if you are a fly fisherman there is some huge cuttys in that lake)
This thread has gotten me excited for our August trip there this year.
Dont forget to catch a movie in the tattered old theatre while you are there too. 
Last edited by greyshep; 06-06-2011 at 06:06 PM.
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06-06-2011, 06:37 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Ahh the land of the 14$ hotdog and 3$ coffee,you might want to pack a lunch.
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08-04-2011, 09:46 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
One thing that you may want to consider is a quick (as in a full-day trip) jaunt into Montana and drive the Going to the Sun road through Glacier National Park. That road has no business going where it does, and there are some truly spectacular views.
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Question for anybody who knows- are there any towns in Montana close to Waterton? We are going there in a few weeks and if there is something right across the border I may make the trip to stock up on a few American groceries.
Looking at Google Maps it seems like Babb may be the closest; which might be a little too far for me to go.
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08-04-2011, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
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Babb is a dump.
Continue South to St. Mary.
http://www.stmarylodgeandresort.com/gas_groceries.php
Prices will be a little high.
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08-04-2011, 10:05 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Mayor of McKenzie Towne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Question for anybody who knows- are there any towns in Montana close to Waterton? We are going there in a few weeks and if there is something right across the border I may make the trip to stock up on a few American groceries.
Looking at Google Maps it seems like Babb may be the closest; which might be a little too far for me to go.
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My family has a PO box in Babb which we use to ship american orders to, but as far as I know it has no grocery store.
It is about 30 minutes from Cardston.
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08-04-2011, 10:17 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Yeah, I guess what I was asking is if there was something north of Babb; as I know I'd have to go even further south to St. Mary to actually hit a grocery store.
By the time I do that I'm looking at a minimum of a 2 hour round trip; which may be more than I was looking to do.
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08-04-2011, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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From what I remember of Babb, it consists of a gas station, a general store, and not much else. But it has been a few years, so thing may have changed one way or another.
Here's what Street View sees: http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=babb,+m...,226.11,,0,9.1
Do a 360 there and you've pretty much seen it all. That being said, you could probably locate the general store's phone number and call ahead to see if they've got what you're looking for.
Edit: And, in response to your most recent post, I don't think that there's anything closer than Babb. I seem to recall Babb being the first place we came across once in Montana.
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08-04-2011, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Yeah, I guess what I was asking is if there was something north of Babb; as I know I'd have to go even further south to St. Mary to actually hit a grocery store.
By the time I do that I'm looking at a minimum of a 2 hour round trip; which may be more than I was looking to do.
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Definitely nothing north of Babb. If you're going to go, it's worth the extra few minutes to go down the road to St. Mary's.
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08-04-2011, 01:45 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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If you are looking for a grocery store that actually has the selection you may be hoping for; St. Mary probably wont cut it either. The store there is pretty basic and you will be paying resort prices.
Gonna have to travel into Browning or Columbia Falls before you get a traditional US grocery store experience.
My Suggestion would be to make a day of it and do the "Going to the Sun" highway and head into Columbia Falls to do your shopping. Beautiful drive, well worth your time.
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08-04-2011, 02:12 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Yeah, the problem is my fiancee isn't a Canadian citizen; so this would be a solo trip. If I could go for an hour and pickup some things- no big deal. Once we get into 2+ hours; the gas I would save by not doing a day trip from Calgary to Great Falls another day isn't worth aggrivation.
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08-04-2011, 05:38 PM
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evil of fart
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Waterton is very boring. Just my $0.02.
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08-04-2011, 05:44 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Waterton is very boring. Just my $0.02.
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Another example of why we need an un-thanks button.
Waterton is not the city, and its not Banff.(thankfully) But there is a tonne of things to do there if you are active and enjoy the outdoors. The scenery down there is amazing as well.
Labelling it as boring says more about you than the park itself IMO.
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08-04-2011, 05:51 PM
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evil of fart
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greyshep
Another example of why we need an un-thanks button.
Waterton is not the city, and its not Banff.(thankfully) But there is a tonne of things to do there if you are active and enjoy the outdoors. The scenery down there is amazing as well.
Labelling it as boring says more about you than the park itself IMO.
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Spare me. Beautiful scenery and outdoor activities can be found pretty much anywhere in the mountains. Waterton lacks restaurants, nice hotels, a night life and a dozen other things that would make it worth going back to.
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08-04-2011, 05:54 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau"
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I went horseback riding in Waterton. It was great. Gorgeous views. Reasonably priced (for a city slicker anyway).
http://www.mountainmeadowtrailrides.com/
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08-04-2011, 06:51 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Waterton lacks restaurants, nice hotels, a night life and a dozen other things that would make it worth going back to.
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So basically all the things you would find in a city.
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08-04-2011, 07:46 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Spare me. Beautiful scenery and outdoor activities can be found pretty much anywhere in the mountains. Waterton lacks restaurants, nice hotels, a night life and a dozen other things that would make it worth going back to.
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And they plan to keep it that way, thats why I'm going there this week end, to get away from all that city crap.
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08-04-2011, 10:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greyshep
Another example of why we need an un-thanks button.
Waterton is not the city, and its not Banff.(thankfully) But there is a tonne of things to do there if you are active and enjoy the outdoors. The scenery down there is amazing as well.
Labelling it as boring says more about you than the park itself IMO.
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Thanking the person who called him out would be equivalent to an "Unthanks".
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08-04-2011, 10:13 PM
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evil of fart
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greyshep
So basically all the things you would find in a city.
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Pretty much. Or Banff. Or Invermere. Or Fernie. Or Whitefish.
Most vacation destinations have something fun to do after the day activities are done. After I rode the four-person bicycle around the block there wasn't much left to do.
I'm glad you guys like it, but most people don't, which is why it isn't busy, which goes back to why you like it I suppose.
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