Glacier – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Day 2 WGcab, home

Fossilized seaweed — Fossilized seaweed. In GNP! Shut the front door!

Apple Watch and hiker in the mountains — Nearly 4.5 hours after leaving the car, we are now heading back to the car. An extraordinary trek. Note: we hit the trail at 9:40 AM. At the top, i paused the hike. That’s why the Watch says 2:51.

White dead pine tree in the mountains — This particular tree is iconic for those who have hiked Scenic Point multiple times.

Apple Watch fitness app at trailhead — We were not trying to descend quickly. Yet descending, even leisurely, is much quicker than ascending.

Black footprints on a sidewalk — East Glacier Park, on the Black Feet Nation, has three restaurants. Peak, Serrano’s, and Stageline.

Black footprints on a sidewalk — Clever way to guide Guests to Stageline.

Pizza slices on paper plates on a hotel balcony — On our return to the Lodge from Scenic Point, we parked in front of Stageline Pizza, ordered, and then enjoyed dinner from our room balcony.

Growing up in small town Pennsylvania, i was rich in independence but poor in money.

All these years later, our son is rich in money but perhaps poor in independence.

Just an unscientific thought. jeff doing what jeff does…

.think .differently

Note: After his 12th annual Glacier visit (his 6th with his HS buddies), they embarked on a train trip to Seattle before returning to the Sunshine State. His independence isn’t missing, it’s simply blooming later than mine. It’s incredible to witness.

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Day 1 WGcab, home

white board restaurant message — Casinos are everywhere in this area, even restaurants.

small town road — Walking back from dinner.

road sign — Looking back over our shoulder just steps from here…

National park Lodge — Home Sweet Home.

It is good to make progress.

Insight: Progress comes from reaping what you sow. Sow daily. Tirelessly. Find a million ways to stay motivated to sow. No one sees your journey except you. Be the one who matters most to yourself.

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Day 7 Walt Disney World, home

small town movie theater — Downtown Cut Bank.

small town America — One block off of Main Street.

full moon rising — Full Moon rising from our balcony.

full moon — Full Moon from an iPhone. The locals also called it a ‘blood moon’.

Thinking new and inspiring thoughts is one thing.

Acting on them for positive results is another.

i say do them both.

Every day.

All day.

.hpm

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Day 6 Walt Disney World, home

mountains — Pumpelly Pillar. From the boat. Looking back, mid-afternoon.

mountains — Sinopah, the mountain, center. To the left, Painted TePee Peak. We sat beside the lake Painted TePee cradles 1,000′ below it’s peak.

national park lodge — The end of another magnificent day. Our room is at the dark spot behind the fourth floor balcony.

One of my micro-prioritized priorities is ease of execution.

When in Glacier, i do not want to drive far to start and end a day.

The 40-minute roundtrip drive to Two Medicine is a blessing and a gift we’ve given to ourselves.

Two Med is an experiment this Summer.

We exposed ourselves for a week last year and decided to extend it this year to three weeks.

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Day 5 Walt Disney World, home

blurry photo of a small white boat — Pixar’s 2024 Inside Out 2 new characters. And, Sinopah, the (100+ year old) boat.

all trails map image — Hope to hike to Colbalt Lake soon.

two moose — Mama and calf are on our trail.

two moose — The beginning of today’s hike.

National Park Lodge entrance at night — Final end of today’s trail.

A long, even strenuous, day on the trail is radically better than a long, slothful day on the couch.

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