The Happiest Place on Earth is where ever you are at the moment

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
First light on Granite.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
Not sure how Howard spotted the Big Horn Ram laying on the rocks.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
The climb up the spur trail took an hour.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
Ten seconds from the trail summit.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
First glimpse, Grinnell Glacier Overlook.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
An hour to hike about a mile.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
Opposite side of the overlook, looking into the Lake McDonald Valley on the center horizon.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
My third time hiking up here. But never at sunrise.

 

Grinnell Glacier Overlook Hike
Over-focused on the same details others under-focus on or ignore.

 

The Happiest Place on Earth is where ever you are at the moment. It’s our call.

 

Not gonna lie, i do not like being the first one on the trail. Also don’t like being the only ones on the trail.

We were both.

It was exhilarating.

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Engage, inspire, dream

Highline Trail
So remarkable.

 

Highline Trail
Barren and beautiful.

 

Highline Trail
Engaging a crowd.

 

Highline Trail
Highline Trail is Glacier’s most popular hike.

 

Highline Trail
Highline Trail offers amazing panoramas.

 

Highline Trail
Highline Trail is accessible, real-deal wilderness.

 

Highline Trail
McDonald Creek empties into Lake McDonald (just out of sight beyond center top).

 

Highline Trail
Highline Trail leading west.

 

Highline Trail
Highline Trail perspective.

 

Highline Trail
McDonald Creek closeup, and Mountain Goat lower left corner. (there were three)

 

Highline Trail
“Would you like to be in the picture?”

 

Highline Trail
Let me take another one.

 

Highline Trail
Highline Trail lunch stop. Heaven’s Peak over Howard’s left shoulder.

 

Highline Trail
Bald Eagle and Heaven’s Peak.

 

Highline Trail
PB&J (center) in the zip-lock bag…11:31am break time. Shade and…

 

Highline Trail
Plenty of rock seating. The shaded rocks had a much cooler temperature than those baking in the sun.

 

Engage, inspire, dream – that’s what Highline trail facilitates.

There’s no escaping it.

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Grinnell Glacier Hike in pictures…

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Grinnell Glacier Trailhead.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
North Shore Lake Josephine. Boat dock to the left.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Bridge lower left.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Fraternity brothers.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Our sunscreen and air conditioning for the first couple hours, thanks to this frontal cloud.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Salemander Glacier.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Lower Grinnell Lake.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Ranger-led hike; the group from the 8:30am boat shuttle.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Nature hard at work to reproduce.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Ranger group right behind us.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Closeup.

 

Grinnell Glacier Trail
Howard and i almost bumped into this Ram rounding a blind corner. We were making noise for bears, but Big Horn Sheep are affected.

 

This was my first time on this hike. Everything Howard did yesterday was a first.

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Glass half-empty or half-full

Smokey Glacier National Park 2017
Have never seen GNP like this before. What a different perspective.

 

big horn sheep at Glacier
Nearing Logan Pass. Like 400 meters from the summit. First significant wildlife sighting.

 

As we climbed Going-To-The-Sun Road, we were rewarded in ways that impressed even me.

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What’s my sleep number?

Delta seat chart
The good news? i’m still in 21C, but row 20 is directly in from of me. Why a big deal? i needed the under-seat storage for my backpack.

 

What’s my sleep number?

It’s 14 out of 15.

The number of nights getting eight hours of sleep.

Ironically, 16 nights ago i got only five. And, the guy sitting next to me on the plane works for Sleep Number.

What’s my seat number?

It’s 21C.

Paid extra to get closer to the front to ensure making the next connection.

i was intentional in making sure i had a seat directly in front so i had a place to stow my backpack. When you sit in an open area, you are forced to rely on overhead storage.

When you don’t fly frequently, you board much later and often overhead storage is full.

The seat map from yesterday (above) is wrong.

i was nervous, even though i worked hard beforehand to not be.

Play the hand you’re dealt.

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