Category: Glacier National Park

One Falls, two Falls

On the trail to Virginia Falls.
  • Virginia Falls, first pic…
  • …second pic.
  • St Mary Falls is the first on the trail, but second in the photo collage.
  • St Mary Falls, upstream.
  • The fire provides views many generations have never seen.
  • Mt Jackson.
  • Clements Mountain and Mt Reynolds look similar. This is Clements.
  • Moon rise.
  • St Mary creek.
Glacier National Park.
St Mary Falls.

Asked a CEO i’m coaching, did you laugh out loud since we spoke a week ago? No, but i’m working on it, she replied. To which i responded, how old are you. She said 53. i said, you get my point, right?

dad

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Ahkil gifted the stick

insect carved stick
So cool.
insect carved stick
As if it was intentional. Was it?

The great paradox is between more is better and less is more.

dad

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Freedom isn’t easy

Mountain lake beach
OMGosh, a “real” beach.
  • In 47 years of visits, never knew this beach existed.
  • Previous attempts to reach St Mary Lake from Wild Goose Island overlook failed.
  • There’s a swampy area before this beach. Thought the trail stopped at the swamp. Wrong.
  • Full of emotions with today’s incredible discovery.
  • First time ever – seeing a real Beaver-carved tree.
  • Timeless, sun-bleached collection of winter wind debris.
  • Adventure is out there.
  • Different angle. Looking back to where i first entered beach.
  • One mile away…Rising Sun Motor Inn and Two Dog Flats Restaurant.
  • Karma. No special effects or editing.
  • Once you know it’s there, you can’t miss seeing the beach.
  • Every September.
Driving Sun Road, September 25, 2020.

Owner begets owner. Employee begets employee. Be the boss or have a boss.

dad

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Prepared and regret are opposites

Baby Yoda by mountain lake
Immeasurable power. Fully prepared be. Ready never be.

Prepared to die is the administrative and relational side of life. Ready to die can only come once you are fully prepared, and perhaps only in terminal circumstances.

dad

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Trade perfect for treacherous

Mountains
Bishops Cap, right. Swiftcurrent Mountain and fire tower (middle right).
  • Cataract Mountain center, Mt Siyeh upper right.
  • Siyeh Pass center ridge. This is where we saw the Grizzly and cub six days ago. Matahpi Peak far right.
  • So amazing. Humbling. Exciting.
  • Looking Northeast towards Many Glacier Valley and the Great Plains just out of sight.
  • Could almost touch the clouds. Surreal.
  • An area i’ve yet to explore, behind Siyeh and Matahpi, going East.
  • Zooming out for better context.
  • This could be the most striking vista of the entire seven weeks.
  • Bishops Cap is so iconic on the Garden Wall (Continental Divide) from Going-to-the-Sun Road.
  • Goosebumps. You can summit Bishops Cap. Can. Not. Imagine.
Pollock Mountain summit September 23, 2020.

Life, like weather, is exhilarating, often nondescript, and sometimes treacherous. Hone adapting, overcoming, celebrating.

dad

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We had perfect weather – blue sky, warmth, and no wind – summiting Mt Reynolds 10 days ago. Today we had blue sky, yet unseasonably cold, ferociously-driven winds.

We spent three glorious hours on Reynold’s summit. We squeaked out maybe five minutes on Pollock. We adapted, overcame, and celebrated. Grateful for it all.

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