The wild places, body

Spring Grove, PA welcome sign
Photo from years ago when i was still able to run. My Small town, USA. My creek, barn, and “woods” is a mile or two from this welcome sign.

Why do you love the wild places?

From an early age, nature and all of Pennsylvania’s wild things, bugs, flowers, birds, creek critters, fish – all of it mesmerized me.

Inexplicably felt blessed by this before ever learning what a blessing is.

As i grew closer to 10 years old, i started walking further from home.

Why?

To get to the creek across the corn field.

To get to the barn across the two-lane country road (highway).

And to get to the woods well past the corn field’s creek and up the hill through another corn field. The ‘Woods” as we called this small (couple, three acres, maybe) un-plowable patch of land, full of trees, brush, rocks, and creatures untold.

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Just one photo, body

mountains
From a great distance away, looking West into Swiftcurrent Valley. Swiftcurrent Mountain is on middle horizon. Mount Wilber is the first tall point to Swiftcurrent Mountain’s right.

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Any Glaciers around here?

Man hiking on the edge of a glacier
Jeff Noele at Sperry Glacier. 7/16/23. Photo by someone i met at Sperry Chalet. Got to know them. We shared the only Gunsight Mountain-side second floor balconies.
Man hiking on the edge of a glacier
Jeff Noele at Sperry Glacier. 7/16/23. Photo by someone i met at Sperry Chalet. Got to know them. We shared the only Gunsight Mountain-side second floor balconies.

Any Glaciers around here?

It’s a 10-mile hike to stand next to Sperry Glacier, with 3,500′ elevation gain. And 10 miles back.

There are only a few Glaciers you can stand next to that are possibly within access: Sperry, Grinnell, and Swiftcurrent.

Have touched all three. Multiple times.

Blessed.

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Sperry in 2026?

rustic national park dining hall
Cheryl, bottom edge center. Chalet staff standing as they introduce themselves and go over important FAQs.

Sperry in 2026?

Time will tell.

It’s 6.5 miles with 3,400′ elevation gain, one way.

Always has been.

We always graciously do it.

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Adventure awaits in 2026

mountains and lake
Continental Divide highlighted in snow.

Adventure awaits in 2026.

But first, it’s time for this morning’s walk and no-gym gym workout.

While walking, the exercise facilitates thinking, dreaming, planning.

Thinking, dreaming, planning are key to fueling my growth mindset.

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