Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

St Mary, day 1, spirit

Mountain scene from Logan Pass
St Mary Lake from behind Reynolds Mountain in Glacier National Park. We are staying at St Mary lodge, near the far east end of 10-mile long St Mary Lake. It’s just out of sight around the left horizon.

St Mary, Montana.

Glorious for a few short Summer months.

Brutally wild and desolate for the rest of the year.

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Swiftcurrent Valley, day 7, spirit

jimi hendrix protrait
“‘Scuze me while i kiss the sky!”

‘Scuze me while we kiss everything in Swiftcurrent Valley.”

It’s been an unexpected life-changing, half-century ride.

Swiftcurrent Valley, hope you never tire from our gratitude.

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Swiftcurrent Valley, day 6, spirit

motel lobby Christmas tree
Merry Christmas, “Swifty”. A Swifty is a Swiftcurrent Motor Inn employee. Christmas in July is a National Park tradition in many National Parks.

The ROI on annual, yearly, extended-length visits is simple.

You see it all.

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Swiftcurrent Valley, day 5, spirit

hey bear license plate
Used to say this incessantly until hiking with Jody Maberry. He taught me to hike quietly.

When we wake up in Swiftcurrent and Many Glacier Valleys, we feel (humbly) smart about positioning ourselves in the most distant Glacier accommodations from the airport.

This effort allows us to hike incredibly popular Glacier trails without having to drive anywhere; without having to awaken at an ungodly hour to drive 2.5 hours to try to get a coveted trailhead parking space.

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