Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Rethinking wealth

Wealth isn’t a number, it’s a lifestyle.

Lifestyle isn’t hereditary, it’s mindset.

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Is your row tough to hoe?

i spend a lot of time over-focusing on nurturing a growth-mindset.

A key part of the effort is to remain fun to be around.

It’s a tough row to hoe.

PS. i’m reminded of a book from a couple decades ago entitled, “Fear Not To Sow Because Of The Birds“.

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Leaving Glacier in May

glacier Lillies
Glacier Lillies are a late Spring and early Summer flower. By mid-July most blooms are spent.
Paintbrush flower
Paintbrush is a red flower. It recently had it’s name changed from Indian Paintbrush.
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain with snow
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain in mid-May. Sun Road isn’t fully open yet.
airplane wing from airplane window
Heading home to Walt Disney World.

Live and learn.

May was good. Not very good nor excellent. But definitely not bad nor poor.

We needed wanted to experience late Spring in Glacier a second time because last year was a nice experience.

We learned, however, that May doesn’t have enough ‘star-power’ to match August and September.

Live and learn.

Without the trying and learning, we’d always wonder, and possibly even regret never trying May.

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Back to Glacier, mind

letter on a countertop
Surprised Cheryl with a Going-to-the-Sun Road bicycle experience. Every detail pre-arranged.
three bowls of salad
Pre-trip meal at home.
couple at National Park sign
Next day we are here.
mountain lake
Iconic Lake McDonald.
couple at Mountain lake
This arrival photo is also a tradition.
couple at hiking trail sign
Next day we did a non-alpine hike.
couple at mountain lake
Iconic Avalanche Lake. This is a fan-favorite hike. It was wonderful to see Avalanche Creek on full force.
hotel desk white board info sign
This is opening day, May 15. We checked in for three nights.
deer eating flowers out of a planter
The flower baskets are only a few days old and got destroyed by hungry deer who had not yet been conditioned to avoid the Lodge’s public areas.
National Park Lodge lobby
Never gets old.
couple in a National Park Lodge lobby
The fireplace was just as we remembered and expected.

Returned to Glacier in May for 10 days.

Did the same thing last May (2024).

Last year was good enough to have us try it again this year.

Never gonna go back in May.

Too cold.

No access to alpine hikes until mid-July.

We gave it a second try.

There won’t be a third chance.

However, we did have a wonderful experience during the cold and rainy visit…bicycling Sun Road.

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