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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And then what, mentally?

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While helping the concrete crew find the Internet cable you severe it. Like what just happened, then what?

And then what?

What?

You’ve heard, or said, “and then what?” for reasons that seem obvious.

When you peak, and remain peaked, at always having a positive attitude…then what?

When you struggle for decades, unsuccessfully, to always have a positive attitude…then what?

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Be replaceable

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The job of a great leader is to make more leaders. Better leaders.

Be replaceable?

What does that mean?

Will a younger person be able to build on what you’ve accomplished and make their life better than yours by any metric you pick?

Will a younger person be able to build on what you’ve accomplished and make our world a little better than you made it by any metric you pick?

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If you’re not thinking about death every day…

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Disney-Pixar Coco arrives in two days.

 

iPhone X
It arrives today.

 

If you’re not thinking about death every day, you’re missing out on living like you mean it.

Being intentional helps you become as prepared as you can be.

Being prepared means you are in a great position should adversity strike unexpectedly.

Your mileage may vary.

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Arriving home late is not worth it

Airport departure sign
Note time in upper right corner. Third flight from top is ours.

 

An alarm chiming at 3:30am in Montana is the price paid for a decent arrival time in Orlando. The 20-minute drive to Kalispel airport and an easy rental car return process made it undemanding to arrive early for a 6:15am wheels up.

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PS. Note to self for posterity: 08.06 Saturday fly home 730am

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.