Tag: Glacier

Waited 50 years

20-second video: Thin places summary video.
27-second video: Thin places reprise video. 
Woman standing on a mountain
Photo: After lunch, we are heading back down, towards Mt Siyeh. 
27-second video: Hey Jeff, what’s it like hiking in Glacier? Video recap.
8-second video: Immediately noticed the Grizzly as we started the descent. Cheryl immediately noticed the couple (upper left in video). 
11-second video: Real time video of our assessment to retreat or walk past the Grizzly. We had several minutes of blind spot in which we had no idea if the Grizzly had moved closer to the trail. 
8-second video: The bear had its head in a hole it was digging. i seized the moment to hustle to the trail’s downside. We didn’t want to get stuck between the Grizzly and the Pass. 

The videos and captions tell the story here. 

Had i not seen this happen two days prior, i would have NEVER attempted to get this close…the odds of me witnessing this moment are virtually zero. 

Grizzly Bear near hiking trail with hikers
A serendipitous moment where i witnessed this Ranger leading hikers past a Grizzly (left) on Highline Trail near Rim Rock (the trail’s cliffy, cabled starting point).

Happy present moment. Best wildlife encounter in my nearly 50 years of visits to Glacier.

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Life’s organized transitions

Pixar Soul toy and yellow fall leaves
Foliage Bend, as i’ve come to call it. 
  • Transitioning from St Mary to Logan Pass. 
  • Mt Oberlin. September 23, 2021.
  • Garden Wall. 
  • L-R: Iconic Reynolds and Clements. 
  • Logan Pass with Heavy Runner prominently on right. 
  • Garden Wall dancing with clouds and setting Sun. 
  • Pollock Mountain’s peak.
  • The Sun tried to illuminate Bishops Cap and Pollock. Bishops Cap was fickle. 
  • Ain’t no glamour on the road. Dinner in a rental car, uploading photos to the cloud. 
Glacier National Park.

Life is full of transitions. 

Be intentional about preparing for their arrival. 

Because the other option is to not be prepared. 

Never get bored with the basics. 

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Marketing earns its keep

Walt Disney World 50th sculptures announcement
September 23, 2021. 

There’s a great chance this Glacier trip extends past October 1. 

Such is life. 

Hate to miss it.

But i’ll be alright.

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Are you organized?

Pixar Soul toys in the mountains
Pixar Soul lead characters.
  • Joe and 22 were on a vision quest. 
  • Beach chairs, Disney characters, time, ideas. Why? Fun. Over-focused. Etc. 
  • Not to mention in a few days, our hometown turns 50. (Nice 50-year anniversary pin)
Glacier National Park.

Organized (prioritized) priorities. 

Yields intentional decision making. 

Intentional decision making births and grows intentional habits. 

Between Intentional or unintentional habits, which compounds vibrantly, and exponentially, over time?

Which doesn’t?

Life is basically this simple – you reap what you sow.

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Lost Lake

Lake regulations sign
Lost Lake. About a mile from Wild Goose Island. 
  • Found Lost Lake. It was just behind the sign. 😜
  • We also found a Grizzly. Siyeh Bend. Watched for 75 minutes. 
Glacier National Park.

Have you ever watched a grizzly bear from 100 meters away? Have you ever done it for 75 minutes straight?

Spectacular doesn’t come on a silver platter. You get luckier the harder you work for it. You can’t force it. 

You can only put yourself in the region and hopefully cross paths with spectacular. 

We hit a couple bullseyes yesterday. 

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