Category: Glacier National Park

Grow physically

Freeze dried meals on display rack
Variety and flavors have improved dramatically. Freeze-dried meals are a staple.

At 60-something, why hike four-uphill miles with 2,400’ elevation gain, in near freezing sunrise temps?

Growth mindset. 

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Guilt for moving

IPhone screen shot of zoom login screen
Did two calls yesterday in the cold, before descending. One was a zoom call. Work from anywhere, even 6,600’ up in the mountains with no wifi, no running water, no electricity, and a pit-toilet.

Dear Son, sometimes you will feel guilty for being physically vibrant. Be physically vibrant anyway. 

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Use great rules

Two men hiking in mountains
Off to Ahern Peak. Logan is leading, then Spencer, then me.
Two men hiking in mountains
This cirque (large bowl) is massive. How massive? In person, it will take your breath away.
Shovel and pike on mountain trail
Two sets of shovel and pick. One for each of the trail crew. The trail crews make hiking in the wild possible. Their work is invisible to the average person.

Hiking Trail etiquette says ascending hiker has right away.

On level trail there is no rule.

However, i offer whoever has the most people in a group has right of way.

And, when two groups are the same size, you can always be the one to initiate yielding.

Finally, if two hikers (or hiker groups) are traveling in same direction, the slower hiker(s) should yield.

Common sense, not common. 

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Easier than expected

Mountain goat
What will happen next?
Mountain goat
He’s heading my way.
Mountain goat
He seemed nervous that i am here.

Let your health be your lesson. 

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Give generously

Person pointing at a parked car
Context. Note: this photo belies the massive landscape. The photo makes this look like a hill. Heaven’s Peak in nearly 9,000’ tall.
Mountain bathed in sunlight
Warmth happens quickly. Yee-haw.
Apple Watch set for a hike
Arrived 90 minutes prior at 6:15AM to ensure a parking space. Only 20 spaces. 
Disney keynote speaker jeff noel hiking
Trailhead verification photo. Note the front backpack. 

The greatest gift you can give the youth and young adults in your life is your physically vibrant lifestyle.

Give them hope, not defeat.

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