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New, then spooky

mountain lake
Looking back at Avalanche Lake’s far shoreline. That distant shore is where the trail ends for nearly everyone.
two mountain goats on a mountain side
Top, left-center: Two Mountain Goats. No idea how i spotted them. i never look for them on this trail.
15-second video: Cannot explain how i spotted these two mountain goats. Definitely wasn’t looking for them.
Apple Watch at trailhead sign
The 5-mile roundtrip hike morphed into this. Love it!
mountain road
Hello! Driving from Avalanche back to hotel. Stopped at a few overlooks because the Park is literally deserted. This overlook is near Scared Dancing Cascade.

Hiking to the far end was invigorating.

Why?

Because it’s a brand new experience.

Then it got spooky.

No one but me in this isolated location.

Started talking to myself to project my voice to help avoid surprises. Surprising a big animal is a potentially dangerous situation.

It was a cool vibe to turn a ‘forecasted’ sedentary day into a seven-mile trek.

Note: There was a potential Grizzly encounter that is worth sharing. But not today.

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Got Glacier history, home

giant silver ball and chain
A Hungry Horse (town) icon next to Highway 2 (“Main Street’). Everyone going to Glacier passes this.
giant silver ball and chain
Notice the red horse on the left?
hungry horse plaque
This mostly unreadable plaque can be explained here.

My first Glacier visit was in 1973.

Cheryl’s first visit was with me in 1982.

Chapin’s first visit was in 2013.

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Be good to yourself, home

small town bar sign
Finally went inside, after 51 years.
stonefly google search results
Never made the connection to Glacier’s waterways until i went inside.
stonefly bar sign above the bar
Coram, Montana. If you know, you know. Hint (if you don’t know): Don’t blink.
mountain town bar sign
This bar and cafe is on Coram’s ‘outskirts’.
lumberjack saw blades
Paul Bunyan was a lumberjack. The bar is filled with history of Glacier and Hungry Horse Dam.
chain saws on display in a mountain bar
Got chainsaw?
fancy old fashioned mountain bar
Quite elaborate for a mountain town.
Paul Bunyan bar and grill entrance
That is one giant saw blade. Note: Also the first time inside here in my 51 years of visits.

Be generous with your joy.

Ps. The joy you reap from knowing your priorities in priority order. It became a game changer when i finally committed to making it a daily habit.

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Minister to your home

yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
Tamaracks. Wow!
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
On the down-side of peak color. Still remarkable.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
Some dominant spots. Some scattered spots.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
Another angle.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
The next Tamarack generation.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
Tamarack needles coat just about everything.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
A few miles from Agpar Lookout. Lake McDonald from a mostly unknown angle. Super easy to get here if you know about it.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
West Glacier landscape as you leave Glacier’s West side.
yellow fall foliage from Tamarack trees
West Glacier Post Office is 20 meters to the right. The iconic Railroad bridge is 40 meters ahead.

Minister to your home.

Your prioritized priorities…

Only preach what you practice.

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Glacier Day 401, home

8-second video: West Glacier Post Office. Yesterday.

Simple prioritization is operational genius.

Note: How did i ever accumulate 400 days in Glacier National Park? And, how about those Mountain Ash berries!

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