2023 – Page 11 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Rising Sun Day 4, home

Pixar elemental toy characters in the mountains — Going to the sun road, in the middle, is so small from Bishops Cap.

Three adults at a trail head — 630pm. Leisurely 10-hour day.

Celebrate when you delightfully surprise yourself.
dad

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Rising Sun Day 3, home

Mountains and Lake — Noon. On the way to Browning’s newest (2nd) grocery store.

Glacier family foods, grocery store — Day six, using last year’s list to shop with.

Blackfeet community college sign — Hard not to wonder what sign on right means.

Rest stop, sign against drugs — Drugs in this community, like every community, are a serious issue.

Montana roadside gas station stop — Additional context.

13-second video: Just pulled in to write today’s 5 blogs. On the Blackfeet Tribal Grounds (1.5 million acres on Glacier’s Eastern borders) and this happened.

12-second bonus video from this morning.

Never thought i’d feel familiar enough with Glacier to remotely feel like i grew up here.
dad

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Rising Sun Day 2, home

Do you have mountains from a car seat? — Today’s office.

Excuse me while i kiss the sky.
Jimi Hendrix

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Hike down-Rising Sun, home

National park motor inn property map — In room 2 this week.

Locals rarely realize their place’s specialness.
dad

i love that i’m starting to feel like a local.

i easily picture this place as where i grew up, even though i didn’t.

What i mean by that is the one-million acres, the Grizzly Bears, the stunning, breathtaking beauty feels normal, not honey-moonish.

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Sperry Day 3, home

10-second video: From terrified of snow to snow is an excellent alternative this morning.

10-second video: The wilderness is often heartwarming…

Dinner table name placard — Light sabers added. Water added to cover movies like Moana, Finding Nemo, Luca, Elemental, etc. So cool.

Maybe it’s better to not worry about helping others, if they do not ask for it.

Then again, some of my life’s most powerful insights came unsolicited.

The reward for not being helpful is people think you’re a good person without having to spend your efforts convincing them. Additionally, you know that not doing anything is safer than doing something.

Brian, Chalet manager, told me this morning after breakfast, “You don’t need to worry about falling through the snow.”

Fast forward to me turning around at 8600’…

Feeling overwhelmed and anxious about how to wayfind a safe descent.

There is no choice but to start. No one is coming to the rescue.

Five minutes into my descent from 8600’, i’m near the snowfield’s top edge and then this happens…

A man with trekking poles appears, walking up the long snow field.

i shout, “Are you wearing spikes?”

“No.”

As he got closer i asked his advice if i fell and slid down the snowfield. He answered and emphasized going heel first with a wide walking stance. i knew heel first but not the wide stance.

These two serendipitous moments — with Chalet Brian and snowfield man — convinced me to descend entirely on the snow.

Did heel-first the first half, falling twice with short slides — i was able to stop quickly both falls.

Then i challenged myself to intentionally butt-slide, overcoming the fear of sliding out-of control and crashing into rocks at the bottom.

Then an unexpected surprise…

i came to an unwanted stop.

Thanks for nothing gravity. 😂

With a new confidence i attempted “skiing” the rest of the way.

It worked.

The difference between a rock scramble descent and the snow field descent changed the game.

Hiked down from Comeau Pass feeling exhilarated. So awesome.

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