Tag: Quotes

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

More…

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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Career solid

mountain rocks
Rocks are just giant grains of sand.

None of us can predict our future. All of us can decide to never artistically give up.

dad

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Sold the experience, not the features

Matt picked a unique rock to add to the pile. It is tradition for first-time hikers to add a rock at the summit.
mountains and a guy near a rock pile
Looks like a Stratocaster guitar.

Pay goodness forward. Invite a stranger to do something remarkable. Sell them on the vision.

dad

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