Category: Glacier National Park

GNP Day 3, physically

Weather forecast on a computer screen
My weather app doesn’t recognize Logan Pass. Local store offers this service. Monday is the arrival day (today).
Small Disney figurines with a miniature GPS device
Satellite GPS device allows iPhone/Bluetooth basic texting. Also tracks my route every two minutes. Family is updated in real time. 
4-second video: cold and windy, with rain on the way. Inside finally…ahhhhh.
4-second video: Lunch at 1130am. 
Rainy window in the mountains
Weather update. Never saw blue sky after this little tease.

While the rain is forecasted to stop, the temperature dropped from yesterday’s 90 to 55 today.

Could be worse. 

Could have rained all day.

Could have started raining while in route.

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GNP Day 2, physically

Apple Watch in mountains
Tradition has morphed into summiting Oberlin a couple times the first week back. 
Hiking trail sign
Oberlin Climber’s trailhead…sign is weird but…no worries. Onward…
Snow on mountains
Wanted to see the snow extent…it’s massive for mid-July. This is good news for the ecosystem.
3-second video: first glance at the water falls area.
11-second video: the entire trail is covered. The saddle is impassable. But what if i veered far right?

Pervasive snow. Mid July. Easy Logan Pass parking. Balmy temps, even at 8am. Forced to be creative, or retreat back to parking lot.

Obviously creative won.

Creative is art.

High mountain art.

It’s especially cool when it’s unexpected, inspiring, and easy. 

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GNP Day 1, physically

16-second video: special place, less than one mile from WDW.
Aerial view of Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Lower right, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.
Aerial view of Columbia Falls, Montana
Aerial view of Columbia Falls, MT and the gateway to GNP.

From 100’ above sea level to 3,000’ above.

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‘Twas the night before, physically

13-second video: March 15, 2020…last day for Magic Kingdom…captured a rare moment in time. Will we be closed for a few weeks? Longer? No one could see coming what was about to unfold.
If ever there is a time for leadership excellence, it’s in times of crisis. This three-ring binder is from Performance Excellence’s launch in the early-to-mid 1990s.

‘Twas the night before, physically…GNP…

Can tell my body composition has a higher fat percentage than pre-pandemic.

‘Blaming’ several things:

  • No gym membership (intentional)
  • Regular sugar consumption (ice cream, candy, etc)

 

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Different yet the same

9-second 2020 video: The Garden Wall, Bishops Cap, and Pollock Mountain from Mt Oberlin trail.
mountains
The West side of the Garden Wall. The past few day’s videos show the other, Eastern, side.
mountains
Photo: From a mile lower in elevation and from the opposite side of the Continental Divide. Driving back to West Glacier for the night. Looking back at The West side’s Garden Wall and Mt Gould. What i saw from Piegan’s summit and what you see here are dramatically opposite, even though we are looking at the same geographical location.

When you change what you see, what you see changes.

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