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Here’s to long emails

two hikers in mountains — September 2022. GNR: Great Northern Railway.

Mountain Chalet room — Simple elegance. Our luggage is simple too. Hanging on the wall hooks, Cheryl’s red daypack and my two kiddie daypacks. We packed for a four-night, five-day stay.

Mountain Chalet room balcony — Lucky to receive a room with balcony. The low horizon, at 8,000′ is Comeau Pass. Gunsight Mountain rises to the right. Edwards Mountain rises to the left.

handmade Halloween card and candy — There was no room for gifts between Cheryl’s daypack and the two kiddie daypacks i carried. but somehow we pulled off a delightful “Halloween” surprise. All the stores had huge Halloween displays in early September. This September phenomenon inspired us to trek Halloween candy to the chalet.

Mountain Chalet dining room — The 2022 Sperry Chalet staff at dinner.

dinner table name placard with Disney character figurines — Arrival day for Cheryl and me, September 2022. Cheryl did not get to return in 2023. i got to in July 2023, but our final four nights together got cancelled due to eye surgery.

Each year i return home from Glacier, the Universe reminds me to consider the reality that one year, i will return to Orlando and never return to Glacier.
dad

Kevin, happy present moment. Merry Christmas to you as well.

(wanted to write you a shorter note but didn’t have time…)

Been sitting on your message trying to find a way to articulate how your message impacted me.

But after a week of sitting, still haven’t found a compelling way. So here is an attempt motivated by being tired of sitting.

First, sorry to hear about your Family member’s stroke. Your take on the Universe loaning us equipment and without warning taking it back…deep…and this is the cool part, i love your window to our world.

Second, thank you, also, for your marching orders. Simple. Brilliant. Spot on!

Since 2013 when we started bringing our son every Summer…each year i return home from Glacier, the Universe reminds me to consider the reality that one year, i will return to Orlando and never return to Glacier.

But that didn’t happen this Summer. Why? Because i was returning to Orlando for only one week in mid-August and then returning to Glacier through November. What could possibly interfere?

In early September, it looked like i was gonna be able to fly back out and enjoy Sperry’s final four nights. But then the August retina surgery repair tore again.

To say that if the Universe grants me another visit — that i’ll be gazing twice as long — well, quite possibly the understatement of the decade. Thank you, again, for your impactful messages.

In closing, may the Universe and all it’s positive attributes bless you in ways that exceed you and your Family’s expectations.

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Dance with the Florida Sunshine

17-second video: Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti.

12-second video: Led Zeppelin, still.

man unloading truck — Sometime near sunset.

Palm trees and sunshine.
dad

Cold can take a hike.

Ice, no thank you.

Clouds? One day out of 30 is ok, even welcomed. And of course, rain clouds are welcomed. Necessary even.

And the Clouds that paint the sky and dance with the Florida sunshine. Heaven on Earth.

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Add two hours every trip

Fairfield Inn hotel room — Marriott’s Fairfield Inn’s are delightful. We love them.

Experience is undeniable.
dad

One month ago, we drove two days up and three days back down.

Five “all-day” drives.

Almost to a fault, it took two hours longer than the morning pre-departure trip time from Google Maps.

This morning i was skeptical at the 7.25-hour drive forecast. So i added two hours for 9.25 hour probability.

We netted a 10-hour and three-minute drive.

Literally exactly what i thought, before the too-good-to-be-true Google Maps pre-departure forecast.

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One last trip down memory lane

Mall food court — Lunch. One last time. Towson Center Mall. It’s across the street from our Hotel. And campus is 100 meters from the Hotel.

Bittersweet is a proper space for life transitions. Surrender to the feeling.
dad

Can easy picture us returning.

All three of us.

Cheryl and i will likely be the first.

But who knows?

Why?

Heritage.

Tradition.

Values.

Relationships.

Fun.

Why not?

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Leadership holiday

College dining hall close up — We enjoyed many meals here.

College freshman dorm complex — The new Freshmen complex. Opened 2018.

College dormitory room — Cheryl excels at organizing and packing. We stay out of her way.

Northern college campus in December — From second floor Van Meter classroom building. View of Van Meter ‘highway’.

Student artwork on a wall — Excellent job Chapin.

College writing class display about Moby Dick — Possibly our last photo inside Goucher’s Athenaeum (the ‘Ath’).

Father and son college campus — Nope, this is our last photo inside the Ath.

Thanks for the memories.
Bob Hope

Memories are awesome.

And yet…

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

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