Rising Sun Day 3, body

Apple Watch in the mountains
Heading up at 7:00 AM.
Apple Watch in the mountains
Nice, easy two-mile (1600’ gain) ascent.
Apple Watch in the mountains
Heading down. Short-sleeve tee. Gentle wind. Warm temps.
Apple Watch in the mountains
Back where i started 3.25 hours later.

Moved from fearing Grizzlies to respecting Grizzlies.

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Rising Sun Day 2, body

Paper back book called mountain man
In my Motor Inn’s gift shop.

i wasn’t born a mountain man. The Universe led me to it.

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Hike down-Rising Sun, body

Apple Watch screenshot
Heading down from Sperry after a made-to-order breakfast…37 minutes behind schedule. Hakuna Matata.
Three people on the trail
Kaitlyn is a Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club opening team colleague’s daughter. Had dinner two years ago in Whitefish with her and Kim (colleague), and Djuan (retired Disney’s Animal Kingdom VP). Djuan was also a colleague of ours.
Apple Watch fitness app screenshot
i take pics like this simply to imprint travel times, effort, and days of acclimation. This is day four. My calves are taxed from 3,400’ elevation loss.
Jeff noel Disney keynote speaker
This is the face of peace and contentment. Hiking down from Sperry.

i’ve become a trail snob. Please don’t judge.

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Sperry Day 3, body

Lunch 1130am-ish. Heading to Gunsight Mountain’s summit at 9,200’.
iPhone compass
Lunch elevation, 8,100’.
Turn-around spot, 8600’…
iPhone compass
Stopped at 8600’. Felt like i could make it the ridge and then the summit but didn’t think i could move after that. Still had to wayfind and scramble down 1,100’. And then the leisurely final three miles and 1400’ loss. Safety first.

Make your favorite places places you live year round or seasonally.

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Sperry Day 2, body

Small breakfast order form
Happy hiking indeed. Breakfast at 715am. Surreal that your breakfast is made to order.
Apple Watch at trail head sign
915am start. 3pm return.

Numbers always tell your story

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Reflecting on how i started tracking numbers for Glacier visits and Mt Oberlin summits, it led to thinking about how numbers add up over time and how certain numbers tell our life’s story.

Blood pressure.

Cholesterol.

Triglycerides. 

Heart beats per minute.

Hours of nightly sleep.

Minutes of movement per day/week.

Bloodwork results.

Etc.

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