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GNP Day 6, Spring 2024

National Park Lodge
No flowers yet.
White board messages
May 10, 2024. Opening Day. We are here.
Couple at mountain lake
Somewhere near 10am.

Luck favors the intentional.

dad

Days ago the Camp Store manager mentioned the Lodge was opening Friday.

The camp store two days ago was the only open operation. We visited before our hike to McDonald Falls.

Chris, the manager, and i met a few years ago at Rising Sun.

i remembered him and he remembered me.

We had a nice conversation.

Told him we know Alan and Ben at front desk. That’s when he shared today’s opening date.

Note: Being dialed into the various Lodge opening dates is not on my radar. Now it is.

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GNP Day 5, Spring 2024

Help wanted sign
A Hungry Horse tradition and transformational expansion.
Mountains
Iconic Chief Mountain from Divide Mountain’s Eastern ridge.

What are my priorities? What is their prioritized order?

dad

The quality of your life is driven by the quality of your questions.

“Why are questions important” is an important question.

Why?

It’s easier to make decisions when you have prioritized priorities.

You cannot prioritize your priorities if:

  1. You don’t know your highest priorities.
  2. You have not prioritized your highest priorities.

Note: No one needs priorities. Unless, however, a person is striving for vibrancy. Then prioritized priorities is the only way.

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GNP Day 4, Spring 2024

Highway sign
We are close to our midday destination.
Snowy mountain road
33 degrees at 5,200’ Marias Pass.
10-second video: Cheryl recording while i drive.

i love the ability to trust life’s basic, common sense insight.

dad

Heading to Glacier Park Lodge to present a one-hour Leadership Chain of Excellence overview.

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GNP Day 3, Spring 2024

View of store from a driver seat
After the hotel breakfast buffet, we had a U-Haul storage opportunity.
Couple at rural bakery
Between East Glacier Park (the town, not the region) and St Mary. It’s Polebridge’s ‘sister’ location. Pronounced “Key-eye-oh”.
Couple at rural bakery
World-famous pastries. A remote location in Glacier’s Northwest corner.

Lean into discomfort.

dad

We are intentionally unintentional with this week’s schedule.

Why?

We have no Spring season experience to draw from.

We know there is snow, and mud, and cold on the trails.

Most trails aren’t open and won’t be for two more months.

Going-to-the-Sun Road isn’t open yet.

We are comfortable leaning into each day without a solid plan.

This is new for us.

Uncomfortable.

And fun.

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GNP Day 2, Spring 2024

A couple in hotel lobby
Breakfast, 7am, hotel. Cheryl did a video here that we sent to our son in Sippy Downs (Australia). Bluey is an Australian creation and phenomenon.
15-second video: Real life in real time. Outside it’s 40 degrees, raining, windy.

Mental health is wealth.

dad

The plan today is to drive to Jackson Glacier Overlook. We also plan to stop at East Glacier, Two Medicine, and Wild Goose Island on the way.

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