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Glacier checklists day 2, body

woman hiking on a mountain trail
My favorite hiker of all time. Photo: Scenic Point hike in Two Medicine. Eight miles roundtrip with 2,200′ elevation gain and loss.

Glacier checklists, day two.

Topline priorities…

  1. Have fun.
  2. Stay safe.
  3. Mind-blowing hiking.

It would be helpful for anyone to have a decent walking base before arriving.

All our walks (hikes) will be out and back. We start and finish at the same spot, where our car is parked. All the good trails begin at roughly 6,000′ or higher. By the way, Glacier Park Lodge sits at 4,800′.

Walking (aka hiking) above 6,000′ is different than walking at sea-level. My pace is always slow enough to maintain our conversational breathing.

There are a couple hikes that are ‘relatively’ flat – maybe 100-500′ elevation gain and loss (on the return). We will do those first.

Walking (aka hiking) above 6,000′, and having elevation gain and loss can tax lungs and legs differently than walking at sea-level.

If you can walk four to 10 miles on flat ground, it is wonderful prep for Glacier walking.

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    Glacier checklists, body

    Hidden lake Trail
    GNP. Flashback, wayback. The previous two years, as an 11 and a 12 year old, were unsuccessful summit attempts. Chapin these days does Hidden Lake Overlook in flip-flops.

    Glacier checklists have always been part of my (our) pre-trip planning.

    They’ve morphed over the visits.

    Why?

    Lessons learned.

    Insights gained.

    But the idea of prepping this particular week, for first timers, is conflicted because Cheryl and i are agreeing that 2026 is our final year at Glacier.

    By final year, i mean final “traditional” year where we spend two, even three months in Glacier.

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    Post titles brainstorm list, body

    One of the chronic ‘feels like work’ blogging challenges are the six daily blog administrative requirements (tasks). Then multiply this five times per day. So six admin tasks become 30 daily admin tasks. Every. Single. Day. And all this doesn’t even mention the part about writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts.

    1. Blog titles
    2. Blog categories
    3. Blog tag words
    4. Embedding hyperlinks
    5. Photo (and/or video) selection, alt text, and captions
    6. Blog scheduling

    If there was a simple, scalable way to do those six things five times per day, wow…

    Because the writing is the easy part for me.

    Now, back to today’s blog post title:

    “Post titles brainstorm list, body“

    1. The seven summits, body
    2. Cardio
    3. Strength
    4. Flexibility
    5. Core
    6. Nutrition
    7. Rest
    8. Motivation
    9. Your temple’s purpose, body
    10. Physical goals
    11. Physical motivation (start here 04.01.26)
    12. Physical structure
    13. Physical process
    14. Physical ambition
    15. Physical humility
    16. Physical reality
    17. Physical setbacks
    18. Physical fun
    19. Physical teamwork
    20. Physical joy
    21. Physical surrender
    22. Physical teaching
    23. Physical learning

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    Health not-to-do list

    Maui
    Maui in Glacier National Park.

    Health not-to-do list:

    • Do not wait to get and stay healthy.
    • Do not let society’s example allow you to believe that health is not a non-negotiable.

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    Of course change is challenging

    IPad Pro
    Ever smaller, and more powerful and more capable.

    Found a list from 2008 while sorting through old files last night. It’s context nuetral, meaning it easily adapts to wellness.

    • Be fully present
    • Be self-responsible and self-challenging
    • Lean into discomfort
    • Take risks, make some mistakes, and then let it go
    • Be open minded

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