So much theory

18-second video: This could be a Jody Maberry video. Can’t recall.

So much theory.

So little time.

We know this yet act like we’ve never heard of the latter.

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Mental discipline

man's feet propped on patio table
Habitual discipline creates personal vibrancy. Vibrancy in how and why you spend your time. In the course of a minute, a week, year, a decade, a lifetime.

Mental discipline is creating habits you love by doing things you used to hate.

Some examples from a long list…

Always seeing the opportunity in every adversity.

Yes and, never yes but.

Growth mindset, not closed.

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Back in the day

Mountain road snow plowing
Photo from National Park archives.

T-minus 30 days.

What?

The photo is the hint (and the obvious give-a-way).

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You know what?

couple in the mountains
The intentionality in this photo is too much to explain. Cheryl knows. Chapin gets it. And of course, i orchestrated it.

You know what, a couple weeks ago i started asking myself, “Do you want to continue daily writing/blogging?”

The question is new for me.

The answer is, “Not sure.”

Ps. The Glacier posts may be refined, shortened, and otherwise re-crafted. It was a good rough draft but i find it verbose.

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Wanna go to Glacier?

couple in mountains
Only ones on this mountain. Late September. Winter is whispering its arrival.

Let’s go through some “inconvenient” logistics.

Planning: Everything is better with intentional planning.

Expectations: Have fun. Stay safe. Mind-blowing hiking.

Lodging: Book this year for next year. Stay in Park or 400 meters away. This gives you about a dozen choices. Mid-September, everything closes except a few special options.

Air: Glacier International Airport (FCA). Delta, United, American. Arrive by 1:30PM. Why? To get your rental car (sometimes it takes 30-60 minutes) and allow time to stop for provisions, stop at overlooks and stop at the Pass.

Food: West side has two grocery stores, in Columbia Falls. You pass both on the drive to GNP. “Super 1” is large, upscale, 20 minutes from airport. “Smith’s”, just 3 minutes past Super 1, make left on Nucleus. Maybe four blocks. Hometown feel. Better prices. Fewer tourists.

Car: i use Expedia to check options and prices. i always book an in-terminal rental. You can book without obligation or financial deposit. West Glacier is 45 minutes from airport. St Mary is 2.5 hours. Many Glacier/Swift Current is three hours.

Timing: Logan Pass and the Going-to-the-Sun Road open between mid-June and mid-July. Late July the snows generally melt enough to hike the higher elevation trails. June has soggy, buggy, and cold trials. The upside is the creeks are maxed out – cool to see because in September you’d never know, because the creeks are on low/trickle.

Stopping here…to be continued on next blog…

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