Tag: Glacier

GNP Day 5, mentally

Disney movie poster
Cheryl sent this. How fun! Couple weeks and Lightyear can be enjoyed on your phone.
Two small Disney figurines in the mountains
Coincidently, more fun. Low clouds at Wild Goose Island.
Small Disney figurine in the mountains
Forecast is sunshine all day. Snapped this picture just before 6:00am.
Gas station
First time ever seeing it above $6.00/gallon. Granted it’s super high priced because of the remote location and lack of local competition.

Top priority by a mile is to transfer five days of blog writing (and photo/video insertions) from the iPhone Notes App to WordPress.

Drove to St Mary and beelined it to our favorite St Mary Valley overlook. Been parked here since 7:30am. It’s 5:00pm as i type this.

Nearly 10 hours sitting in a mini van, doing the work.

Prolific writing happens by over-focusing on the same thing other writers under-focus on or ignore.

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GNP Day 4, mentally

Cabin bedroom
That’s my foot in the center…5:40am.
8-second video: 5:50am…can’t make this stuff up.

Are you a different person when you’re here?, asked Kevin.

My immediate, and accurate, answer, ”No.”

This is one of the most intriguing questions i’ve been asked in years.

Perhaps an upcoming day to unpack/answer.

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GNP Day 3, mentally

Disney toy at hiking trail head
6:40am…day 3…
Apple Watch on hiking trail
2.5 hour walk…cover 6.5 miles and 3,400’ elevation gain.
3-second video: Arriving at Sperry Chalet. 
Small Disney figurines in Café
Arrived by 915am to avoid forecasted rain. 

Two prioritized goals today:

  1. Secure Lake McDonald Lodge parking space. It’s the trailhead location.
  2. Reach Sperry Chalet before forecasted early morning thunderstorms.

Left Motel at 520am. Parked by 545am. 

Walked slow and steady entire trail. Kept breathing under control which keeps heart rate under control. 

Mosquitoes were brutal. 

Thank goodness for bug spray.

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GNP Day 2, mentally

Mountain road traffic
530am…day 2…Apgar, looking East.
Mountain Road traffic
Looking West.
Parking lot in the mountains
L-R: Reynolds, grey Mini Van rental.
Parking lot in the mountains
Mid-July, 8am…still half a parking lot available. Remarkable.
Parking lot in the mountains
So weird to see this many available spaces.

Day 2 made a beeline to Logan Pass. Logan Pass webcams have been out for months. So, first reconnaissance to understand the parking Iot algorithm. 

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GNP Day 1, mentally

Two small backpacks on floor
Packed a week ago. Brown bag is from 2021’s farewell from Sperry Chalet employee, Avery. Bag held our hike-out lunch.
Red backpack on floor
This year’s 2022 Pixar films: Mei Mei from Turning Red, plus Buzz Lightyear and Sox from Lightyear.
Man sitting in first class airplane seat
A sleeper seat is always welcome, even when not sleepy.

Heading to GNP.

Without flight delays, the day looks like this:

Wheels up 8:30 AM.

One hour layover in Denver.

Land 1:35 PM.

Car rental.

Food/supplies stop.

Check in.

Unpack, setup room for a couple days.

Dinner.

Lake McDonald.

Sleep.

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