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Bertha Lake Hike

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Lisa’s rationale for avoiding the main parks in the area was twofold. First of all her family were camping at Waterton, but secondly she wanted to take us where Canadians holiday, and to avoid the masses of tourists that continue to beat the well-trodden trails of Jasper and Banff. Located in the southwestern corner of Alberta, Canada it borders Idaho in the United States and serves up a magical offering of spectacular mountains all falling away into a glacial lake. It is the only place on earth to be awarded UNESCO status, International Peace Park and Biosphere Reserve status collectively. In the centre of the national park is Waterton village, a quintessential, somewhat alpinist collective of bakeries, craft shops and coffee shops all serving up homemade fares from wooden, chic shop fronts. The village itself is small, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in atmosphere. Whether…