Day 2 West Glacier, mind

rustic hotel room
Leaving this small, cozy Glacier Park Lodge room for a small cabin in West Glacier.
rustic hotel room
Not bad for a small cabin.
rustic hotel room
On a side note: When we return in a couple weeks, we’ll have a bigger room than the one i just left. From one double bed to two queen beds. Thanks to Kyle, front desk manager for sorting this out.

Kyle approached me as i was leaving the Lodge and thanked me for my loyalty. He said he saw i have 26 previous visits in their system and he suspected it was more. Some years ago, the company had a name change. It sounded like whatever history was with the previous name was gone.

He’s the first Pursuit employee to call out my loyalty to them.

While i do not expect to be called out, it feels “professional” to be recognized for high achievement. Recognition is a demonstration of care. Care never gets old.

In most organizations, recognition is insidiously lacking.

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Day 1 West Glacier, mind

Apple Watch
Key points: Arrival time and location.
Five hikers heading to the Reynolds saddle, and who knows where from there. Serious windchill on top of the 46-degree morning.

Turns out the drive to Logan Pass is shorter than i calculated.

Decided to do Oberlin yesterday.

In hindsight, it was a brilliant choice.

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Day 7 East Glacier, mind

Customer work on the side of the SUV
Amen.

This vehicle was parked close to mine when i went out to get a vest because the weather got windier and cooler yesterday.

In all my years, i’ve never heard it framed up this way.

The journey is the destination.

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Day 6 East Glacier, mind

16-second video: Sinopah Mountain from South Shore trail.
Late start, 8:45am.

Today is a ‘rest day’.

Over-focusing on rest.

Why, after only two hiking days?

The normal season opener hike is 4 miles round-trip and only 1600’ elevation gain and loss.

To avoid 3+ hours of round-trip drive time to get to Oberlin, i stayed local and had a 30-minute round-trip drive time. However, opening day hike was 8 miles and 2500’ elevation gain and descent.

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Day 5 East Glacier, mind

Red flower
Until recently (maybe 2022), it was called Indian Paintbrush. Now it’s just Paintbrush.
Red flowers
A bit more context.
Apple Watch fitness app screenshot
Yesterday’s Scenic Point hike. Today’s hike is Upper Two Medicine Lake hike.

Yesterday, even though starting the day with a sleep deficit, i knew it was a fail-safe hike choice.

Why?

Have done it at least three times before. Once solo. Once with Chapin. Once with Cheryl.

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