Tag: 2022

GNP Day 39, mentally

Smoky Mountain sky
Back to back days with heavy smoke.
Thermometer
Warmest morning.
Two paintings on a wall
Art in the Chalet. First room i’ve seen it. Sperry, goodbye for now.

A tradition has been unintentionally started. Last year we spent the last three nights of the season. This year the final four.

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GNP Day 38, mentally

Play Mountain chalet in moonlight
Another moonlit morning, but warmer…
Thermometer
50 degrees at 630 AM
High Mountain chalet bedroom
Gunsight Pass today. Eight miles roundtrip. 

Looks like another warm, clear, calm day. Weather doesn’t make the hike, but it helps.

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GNP Day 37, mentally

6:00 AM. Full moon. Lake McDonald from Sperry Beach.
Morning restroom trip.
Hotel. Moonlit.
Sperry Beach, moonlit.
What planet is that?
Sperry “Boardwalk”, moonlit.
36 at 6:00 AM.

The full moon in a dark sky creates moonlight magic. Stunning.

We’ll wait for the sun to warm up the mountain. 

Grateful for the opportunity to see and touch a glacier.

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GNP Day 36, mentally

Cold, cloudy, windy. At sunrise, 37 degrees.
Brian, housekeeping, offered this resource.

We know today’s hike, if it happens at all, requires two prerequisites:

  1. Warmer temps
  2. No-to-low wind

By 2:30 PM we are on the trail.

It is exceptional to have patience to wait for proper conditions. Especially when the stakes are high.

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GNP Day 35, mentally

Plastic orange pumpkin filled with candy
Once a Disney Cast Member, always a Disney Cast Member. Surprising and delighting the Team.
Location context: Lake McDonald Lodge.
Lake McDonald and Continental Divide (far middle horizon).

Park at Lake McDonald Lodge. Hike 6.5 miles and 3,400’ elevation gain. Enjoy four nights/five days up high, deep in.

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