Glacier – Page 10 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Wait, you’re still in Glacier?, home

small town brick buildings with a mannequin — An iconic Main Street Kalispell, Montana feature. We always check to see if it’s still there.

newsroom building with window sign — Been reading the daily digital editions for years. In 2024, they abandoned print delivery. It was fun to actually see where their physical office is. It’s not far from the repelling ‘mountaineer ‘ on the brick Main Street building.

Disney's Stitch decal on truck — Could have easily missed this decal in the Grocery Store parking lot.

So much normalcy has been (appropriately) revealed as we spend much more time ‘in town’, far away from Glacier’s Lodges and trails.

There is nothing special, to me, about this region if you are landlocked to your street, your grocery store, and your daily routine.

People fly from all over the world to visit. Which is pretty flattering to locals. The tourists leave soon thereafter.

But if you aren’t on vacation, you likely will avoid the crowds (and drive). This then becomes a habit and a ritual.

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Still in Glacier, home

mountains — Sperry Chalet. Lower-left middle.

41-second video: A recap of the horizon and a great visual on Sperry Chalet.

i love the burden of a crazy idea.

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First full day back home, home

funny cash register sign — Love when we are surprised and delighted by an organization’s sense of humor. Dinner last night at Nite Owl’s Back Room.

a-frame parking lot sign — Columbia Falls Farmers Market moved from Nucleus Avenue to adjacent to the Catholic Church.

schematic of ancient tectonic plate shifts — Have begun an informal and unstructured education on Glacier’s rocks.

14-second video: Our fourth time this season seeing Drew Landry. Columbia Falls Farmers Market.

The longer you stay someplace, the easier it is to start feeling like a local.

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Oct 19, Fly Home from Glacier 2024, home

Apple Watch fitness app next to trailhead sign — Another 10-miler. Never gets old. This time we stayed (really long) for lunch.

unique clouds — We make many stops when it’s easy to park. Parking is easy today.

roadside sign — This place is also the name of a favorite GNP restaurant at Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins, just a few miles west.

honeymoon couple next to roadside sign — Silly. We sent this to our Son. Ps. We have an ATT signal here.

rock way supporting mountain road — The rock work is remarkable. Unnoticed by most, but definitely noticed by folks like us (whatever that means).

25-second video: Dinner time.

In a (perfect) dream world, i’d (we’d) walk 10 miles every day.

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Day 14 CCL, home

hurricane forecast map — Like every September in Glacier, we keep an eye on the tropics (and home).

Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTTSR) is 50 miles long.

GTTSR’s speed limit ranges from 25-45 mph.

It’s reasonable to expect to drive behind someone who is drinking in the breathtaking scenery. And it’s additionally reasonable to expect they will drive decently below the speed limit.

Driving ‘Sun Road’, as many locals (and now, myself) call it is a great place to never be in a hurry.

Like i always say, “i’m always busy, but i’m never in a hurry.”

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