Glacier National Park – Page 29 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Above and beyond

Woman at a bar — Pretty civilized for Glacier.

Feeling confident that even though i can’t see or access my reservation, it’s legitimately in the lodging company’s system.

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Almost like it was yesterday

Two adults sitting in a home office — Margie and Johnny took the cross-country Amtrak train from Pennsylvania to visit us while we lived on campus at Washington State University. We, unregrettably, didn’t make it to Glacier.

i already know what to expect when i spend ample time in Glacier.

By the way, for context in ‘jeff-land’, one week is not ample time.

Neither is two.

Three weeks then?

Nope.

i can even extrapolate out to one month isn’t considered ample time.

So, going out in July and returning in October…..

Could be decent.

Note: Well aware the 2024 Hurricane forecast is the highest in the history of forecasting. There may be a compelling reason to return home to ride out a big one. This extraordinary hurricane forecast has remote potential to once again cut short the original plans to spend ‘ample’ 2024 time in Glacier. Time will tell. Happy present moment.

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Giddy (and) UP

Woman on touring bicycle — Puget Sound. Honeymoon. We’ve been filling our “Adventure Book” even before we got married.

Hoping for the best is an awesome mindset.
dad

Giddy about returning to Glacier in as little as a week.

UP is our favorite Pixar movie.

Adventure is out there.

We know it.

We love doing it.

Grateful for hoping for the best because it led me to hold off on canceling every reservation.

Thank goodness.

Hoping Friday’s eye exam is the green light to (a return to our Summer 2023) Adventure.

Our packed and organized rental van is waiting for our arrival.

Note: We’ve been paying for the van even though no one is driving it.

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Good news, other news

8-second video: Just an unrehearsed (aren’t 99% of them unrehearsed?) moment to catch a seemingly insignificant moment.

Disney World driving map — Went straight at the first light. Under the water-bridge and past Space Mountain and TRON. The route home from Celebration, FL.

Slow and steady means nothing if you cannot gratefully practice it.
dad

What you know is worthless without application.

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Everyone remembers where they were

21-second video: September 5th is a hot day. Why? Because the glorious breeze the past two days is gone.

Never forget.
American post 9/11 mantra.

Less than a week from the 22nd year since 9/11.

Cheryl has always hung decorative flags outside our garage.

In the early years at our home, the landscaping was a baby.

The flags were easily visible from the road and as you drove up our driveway. About 15 years ago the shrubs became small trees and rendered the flag invisible to the neighbors.

In the Fall Cheryl hung a pumpkin flag. Thanksgiving , a turkey. Christmas, Santa or a snowman. Valentine’s Day, hearts. Easter, a Bunny. Memorial Day and July 4th, an American Flag.

She never made it back to the pumpkin flag.

We’ve always hung (only) an American Flag, since May 2001.

Remember that whole never-forget “promise”?

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