Category: Glacier National Park

A productively innocent morning

car in car wash
Third rental car wash and first complete vacuum (inside is easier to keep clean than the outside) in 50 days.

Learn to face your health. Ignoring health perpetuates fear.

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No-gym gym

motel parking lot
This is my primary gym, at the end of the Motel property. Also used Granite Park Chalet, several trails, and a summit. No equipment necessary.
  • Oreos for trail lunch desserts ruined my suger-free days streak. Surrendered to it. Back at sugar-free again.
  • With 50 days of mostly freeze-dried breakfasts and dinners, chocolate milk and chocolate almost feels like fresh air from routine.
  • Left Motel at 5:00 PM for a change of pace. About 30 minutes into the hour drive to Logan Pass.
Glacier National Park 2020.

Covid-19 revealed i do not need a gym or equipment to stay active. Months before 2020’s seven-week Glacier trip, a no-gym gym routine was established.

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Rare Wolverine sighting

mountain side full of boulders
You climb and climb through areas like this where you have no idea how much closer you are getting to the summit.
  • A creature – thought it was a marmot, what else could it be – approached me and i realized it was probably a Wolverine. This is one of a half dozen shots i eventually took in a “Hail Mary” attempt to capture an image.
  • It was fast, and on the third sighting as it ran away, one of the Hail Mary pictures struck gold. Almost invisible lower center in front of snow spot, the Wolverine’s distinct markings confirm.
  • Heaven’s Peak.
  • Pollock Mountain.
  • Clements Mountain.
  • Bearhat Mountain.
  • Mt Reynolds.
  • Mount Jackson.
  • Edwards Mountain.
  • Blackfeet Mountain.
  • Mt Siyeh.
  • Fireworks, Glacier National Park style.
Glacier National Park.

Compare your past month’s habits against what seems reasonable to believe are personally vibrant habits. Satisfied?

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No longer a habit

Apple iPhone alarm clock screen
Lack of sleep happens sometimes. Be an exception and never let it become habitual.
  • Mt Oberlin, center, we will see if we can get Djuan to your summit, if he returns.
  • Mt Reynolds, left, and Mt Oberlin, center. To Oberlin’s left is the face of Clements.
  • Such a low cloud formation. Driving through it makes you think the day will be sunless, and then you drive above it and your mind is blown.
  • The Garden Wall – Continental Divide with fresh snow.
  • Garden Wall as we approach Haystack’s saddle.
  • Tough time with bright, and low, sun. Portrait mode isn’t helping the focus either.
  • Curse you portrait mode. Good on you low selfie mode.
  • Haystack Butte, pictured here is my goal today now that Djuan and Ahkil have left for Whitefish. Oberlin, Reynolds, and Clements on left horizon.
  • Heading to Haystack’s summit at 11:30 AM.
  • Summiting was easier than expected.
  • The summit was unusually long and flat. A delightful surprise.
  • At least a football field long. No wind. Wonderful.
Glacier National Park.

After 15 years in Disney Resort Operations, i had no clue how sleep deprived i had habitually become. Disney Institute gave me the work schedule break that saved my health.

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An honest end

two guys hiking in the mountain snow
Djuan, Ahkil and i are attempting Mt Oberlin for a second consecutive day.
  • Optimistic about our chances.
  • Realistic to know that safety is our highest priority, even if it leaves us disappointed.
  • Onward and upward.
  • The Garden Wall, locally. Officially, the Continental Divide.
  • A little context to our progress.
  • We ran into a lone hiker and accepted his offer to take our picture.
  • Back to selfie-mode.
  • It’s getting real.
  • All three crevasse sides are covered with ice. Our summit hopes come to an honest end.
  • Heading back down to Logan Pass.
  • Either small bear or large other animal. Perhaps Wolf or Wolves.
Glacier National Park.

Keep it simple. When it’s simple we do it. When we do it it becomes a habit. An excellent concept that’s complicated and hard simply doesn’t work. Simplicity is operational genius.

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