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.

Swiftcurrent Valley, day 4, spirit

14-second video: Fishercap Lake is the best place for decent Moose spotting odds. Seeing Moose on trails is mostly reserved for locations with few to no nearby lakes. This video is 1/2 mile from Fishercap Lake.

Trails are for every living creature.

Makes it interesting for all creatures, including humans.

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Swiftcurrent Valley, day 3, spirit

wedding invitation photo
1982 or ’83… Kamiak Butte in Eastern Washington State, not far from our WSU apartment. Possibly my favorite “selfie”. No idea how we photographed this with our cumbersome Cannon 35mm camera with a telephoto lens. {Ps. Selfie didn’t get invented until three decades later). Ps. This sits on my bedroom nightstand.

When we lived in Pullman, Washington in 1982-84, we visited Kamiak Butte on a regular basis.

Steptoe Butte was our other go-to.

Note: i drove Cheryl from Allentown to Pullman in August 1982. Had just completed a Summer work extension at Walt Disney World following my Winter/Spring College Program.

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Swiftcurrent Valley, day 2, spirit

funny tee shirt
Swiftcurrent is the most epic, least crowded spot in Glacier. i know this. Now you do too.

My first visit to Glacier was an unexpected, un-hoped for delight.

There was no research in 1973 for a 14-year old Boy Scout.

To say i was blown away viewing the early sunrise morning after we pulled in at dusk the night before…

Life-changing.

Didn’t know it in 1973.

But in 2026, damn sure i know it now.

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July 23 and 24, reverse wildcard, spirit

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet is challenging to get into. It is extraordinary when you wake up here, next to The Continental Divide.

Spiritual reminders…

Last year, in 2025 we spent 55 days in Glacier…

  1. 10 days: May 13-22
  2. 45 days: July 19-Sept 2

In May we stayed 10 days total between:

  1. Cedar Creek Lodge
  2. Glacier International Lodge
  3. Lake McDonald Lodge

In Summer we stayed 45 days total between:

  1. Rising Sun Motor Inn
  2. St. Mary Lodge
  3. Many Glacier Hotel (Lodge)
  4. Glacier Park Lodge (3 weeks)
  5. Sperry Chalet
  6. Granite Park Chalet

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