Category: Glacier National Park

Intentional HQ

jeff noel delivering halloween candy to office
Finally got to meet the wonderful reservations staff.
  • The Front Office team really made me feel welcomed and special. Halloween is 6 weeks away, but candy and cards are available now.
  • Just a rare backstage look at going the extra inch.
  • Housekeeping is almost always overlooked. Not when Jungle Jeff is around.
  • Did my best to remember everyone’s name, no matter where they worked.
  • Tent repair kit was the only place i could find a needle and thread. Haven’t sewn in decades.
West Glacier and Pursuit recognition.

Where your home life defaults to is where your personal organization defaults to.

dad

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The Bear Necessities

Could it be?
OMGosh.
Don’t panic.
Be ready for anything, as you soak in this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Just for a second she turned in our direction.
Stunning.
Unbelievably calm.
Nature is beautiful. It is also brutal. We only saw the beauty.
Recap of what just happened.
A 10-miler. Back with very little room for challenges. Cut it too close for darkness, in hindsight. We were lucky this time.

Be prepared and expect to see beauty everywhere.

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Never do this

mountain top
Mt Siyeh summit from Cataract Mountain. Looks like one continuous mountain but there’s a massive void (cliffs and valley) between the two.
Mt Siyeh and surrounding area video, September 16, 2020.
  • Seven hours on the trail.
  • Scouting a foot-soaking seat.
  • Ice-cold glacier-melt. Five seconds was the longest i could submerge feet.
  • Technology.
  • Great feature to keep working while others play.
  • Only 264 photos and videos today…about average.
  • The Motel wifi can’t handle the downloads. i park rental car at RV Park front office, wifi is better there – then walk 1/4 mile back to Motel and back again several hours later to retrieve car/phone.
Piegan Pass hike, September 16, 2020.

Never get bored with the basics.

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Warning: gratitude ruins excuses

bear warning sign
Hidden Lake Trail and the Mt Oberlin climbing trail are the same geographical area to a Grizzly.
Card playing mats
October 24, 2010. Remember this day? Four consecutive dad wins. Totally beginners luck.
Dear Son…

Whatever you resolve to do, change, or become, learn to over-focus on the same things you used to under-focus on or ignore.

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Addiction is contagious

Anything that medicates, entertains, and distracts from pain will be worth getting used to. Who wants pain, no one.

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