Tag: Glacier

How do you top a spectacular day?

Car clock
First photo yesterday.

 

Lake McDonald at Dawn
Second photo yesterday. Dawn. From the Boat House.

 

Lake McDonald ta Apgar
Third photo yesterday. Dawn. Looking at the Boat House from Village Inn.

 

Rock pile sculpture
Fourth photo. Maybe an hour into the drive.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Near Two Medicine.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Coming down in St Mary.

 

Glacier National Park in September
St Mary Lake.

 

Glacier National Park in September
St Mary Entrance.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Heading West on Going To The Sun Road.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Rising Sun is up ahead.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Context. Heading to Logan Pass. The road is closed from there to West Glacier due to the Sprauge fire.

 

View from Rising Sun
Heading West on Going To The Sun Road at Rising Sun.

 

View from Rising Sun
Heading West on Going To The Sun Road at Rising Sun.

 

Rising Sun Motor Inn boarded up for Winter
Rising Sun Motor Inn boarded up for Winter.

 

Paddle boarders at Wild Goose Island
Paddle boarders at Wild Goose Island.

 

Teddy Bear at St Mary Lake
There are 46 beads left in there jar.

 

Teddy Bear at St Mary Lake
The jar has never been to Glacier, or anywhere else for that matter.

 

Paddle boarders at Wild Goose Island
Paddle boarders at Wild Goose Island.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Making the ascent up the East side.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Biker making the descent.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Almost to Logan Pass.

 

Glacier National Park in September
Awe inspiring.

 

car clock
Five hour trip because of all the stopping and staring. Should have taken two hours.

 

How do you top a spectacular day?

First, you don’t even try.

Second, you go about your daily business.

Yesterday i knew, since before i booked the reservation, that there’d be a two-hour minimum drive each way.

Turns out the 2-hour drive took five hours.

Good thing i had a 7am departure from the Boathouse.

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GNP + OMG

Wearing two backpacks
Larger backpack on back and smaller one in front. Handsfree.

 

Denver to Glacier
Arrived 2PM.

 

Grand Tetons from Jet
Passed over Grand Tetons. Early snow in September.

 

South Kalispell
South of Kalispell as we approach Glacier Airport.

 

Golden wheat fields
September 27.

 

Glacier National Park from plane
Hello Glacier.

 

GNP.

Plus.

OMG.

Yesterday was beyond amazing.

Skies crystal clear at Lake McDonald.

The Boat House location is extraordinary.

The view from inside the house is just ok.

But a short walk to the shore…

OMG.

PS. Today’s posts are being written about 10 hours late, at 330pm, from Hidden Lake Trail. More on that tomorrow.

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i’d really like to see GNP dusted with snow before i die

Going to the Sun Road
Yesterday on Facebook.

 

How do we overcome the noise (real and imaginary) from others when our way of thinking and doing goes against conventional and traditional thinking and doing?

Since returning from Glacier with Howard two weeks ago, i’ve been crafting a return trip before October 1, when Logan Pass Visitor Center closes for 2017.

Two other factors creating a sense of urgency include Going to the Sun Road closing Eastbound from Apgar on October 9 for construction. Plus a heavier than normal travel schedule through October leaves few options.

Using Capitalone points, i’ll travel September 27-30.

Booked hotel and rental car days after returning, knowing they can be canceled without a fee.

It feels good to commit.

i had waffled almost constantly because airfare kept going up.

It also felt a little selfish.

The tipping point came when i honored the commitment to live like i have until my 60th birthday.

i’d really like to see GNP dusted with snow before i die.

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“I’m going to Walt Disney World”

Orlando work-life balance speakers
What do i do the first day back in Orlando?

 

St Mary Glacier webcam
Howard never got to see this clear view from St Mary looking West. Webcam screen shot above from the day we left.

 

Orlando Podiatrists
Rode bike to Podiatrist, then on to the gym.

 

Fear quote
From our Home TV. i do not regret going to GNP twice this Summer.

 

NOAA tracking Irma
The NOAA website will be checked every 3 hours. The time to worry about impact is when you don’t need to. Remember yesterday when it was heading West? Now it’s curving North. Btw, “M” stands for Major Hurricane.

 

In about 12 hours time, i make the adjustment from mountainous fire danger and smoke-filled skies to flat, Hurricane-probable days.

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Ready and not ready to leave

Glacier National Park lodging
Glacier National Park lodging message in every Xanterra room.

 

Delta App
Our target was a 3:45AM departure from Apgar Village Inn versus our actual (above).

 

There is something Magical about planning ahead.

Mapping out the basics on paper increases your odds of being able to make flexible, adaptive changes if and when you need to.

Bottomline, if you can’t do it on paper, it’s unlikely you can do it in real life.

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