Category: Leaving a trail for our son

All my personal posts 2008-2016.

Paying attention yields benefits

bird nest with three eggs
Before we left for May’s Glacier trip.

The Carolina Wren’s nest was made three feet off the ground, behind an old beach towel hung over a white vinyl split rail fence.

The beach towel stays there for weeks, sometimes months, before it’s needed. Well, it hung for so long that it became the ‘glue’ that held together the nest.

How i discovered this a mystery.

The only logical explanation is i’m a decent observer of nature that is hidden in plain sight.

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Back to Glacier, home

20-second video: As far as anyone could safely go.
35-second video: On our descent. East-side tunnel by The Loop.
25-second video: Descent is officially over as we round the McDonald Creek curve (as i call it) and now it’s six miles of mostly flat road.

Live and learn.

Have fun.

.think .differently

Lean into discomfort.

Ps. Happy present moment.

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October 1, 2025, home

hotel front lawn
The Lodge’s front lawn from our balcony. Looking toward the Amtrak Station.
hotel front lawn
The Lodge’s front lawn from our balcony. Looking toward the Main Lodge building.
man posing at hotel garden
The front lawn from the road between the Lodge and the Amtrak Station.
hotel balcony
Stopped at Lodge to confirm the room number that we want to request for our three-week stay.
couple posing in front of bear
Traditional airport arrival photo. Picked up Cheryl and now heading back to St Mary Lodge. We will drive by Glacier Park Lodge on the way.
mountain lake and highway
Well past Glacier Park Lodge and roughly two hours from the airport. Making our descent to St Mary Lodge.

This was fun to play a bit with photo galleries again.

And exciting too, to scan ‘big-picture’ style at all the different hikes, days, locations.

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September 1, 2025, home

National park lodge
Our back porch for three weeks this Summer. Did three weeks here last summer too.

Find a million ways to stay motivated.

A boring truth: You need motivation to stay motivated.

Focus and discipline is the secret to vibrancy.

Motivation is the key to focus and discipline.

Boring.

True.

Timeless.

Forgotten.

Ignored.

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August 1, 2025, home

mountains reflecting in a lake
Glacier is known as “The Crown of the Continent”. It’s a crown worth wearing.

Keep your crown in the car when you arrive home from work.

And when you have 15 minutes, listen to Steve Jobs’ three life-tips here.

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