Category: Glacier National Park

What do you value?

jeff noel, masked, in front of grocery store
Columbia Falls, Montana is the gateway to Glacier National Park. Columbia Falls is a small town, yet has a 24-hour grocery. Impressive.

Tell me about your health.

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Do you want vibrant health?

Steep. Scree field.
  • Did i mention steep scree field?
  • Couldn’t summit without them. Their 14th time, my second.
  • This guy has beginner’s luck.
  • A 20-something fella who tagged along with our group.
  • They said this is the best weather in 14 summits over 11 years. i said, “You’re welcome.”
  • Hidden Lake gets smaller as we climb.
  • Same with Dragon’s Tail.
  • Jackson Glacier.
  • Iconic Clements Mountain.
Mt Reynolds 2020 summit.

If not now, when? If not ever, why? In case it ain’t clear, regret sucks.

dad

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What if you don’t know?

mountains
Another 7:00 AM commute to the office (top center “hump”) from Granite Park Chalet base camp.
  • Sunrise at the firetower had eluded me in 2020, until today. And if not today, then an entire Summer without the moment.
  • Looking down and imagining what it will be like to one day explore the valley floor.
  • Outhouse consistently ranked as one of the world’s best outhouse views.
  • Contemplating possibilites.
Swiftcurrent Mountain sunrise hike to the office.

What if you don’t know how hard you work, how much you care, how deep you think, and how high you reach?

dad

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What if you know?

car dashboard system indicator
Leaving West Glacier Motel near 5:30 AM (photo upper left) to ensure parking at “The Loop”. Only 20 spaces.
Hiking Trailhead sign
A very brisk start to the 4-mile uphill, 2,400′ elevation gain commute to the office.
Chalet sign and AppleWatch time/distance display
Averaging 21-minutes for four consecutive uphill miles surprised me. A lot.
Apple Watch display from Mountain hike
After a 75-minute break, heading up another 1,600’ elevation gain, and 2.5 more miles to Swiftcurrent Firetower. That’s 6.5 miles and 4,000’ gain.

What if you know how hard you work, how much you care, how deep you think, and how high you reach?

dad

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Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Lots of 8 hour nights. Lots of 4:00 AM wake ups.

Sleep powers super heroes.

dad

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