Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
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.
This view requires a 10-mile roundtrip hike off the beaten path. Conservatively estimating 99.99% of Hidden Lake Trail (most popular trail) hikers never visit this trail.
What does ‘off the map’ mean?
It means you are stepping back to a time when our ancestors walked past the village line and ventured out into the unknown.
It means ‘deep in’.
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Work from home became a thing in 2020. Work from anywhere has long been a thing in some people’s lives. This is a perfect photo to illustrate ‘back-country’, work from home vibe.
What does it mean when someone says, I’ve gone country?
Something like this…
It means you spend a lot of time outside.
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Cheryl at her Disney Cast Member “Years of Service” Celebration, celebrating 35 years. She retired early after 36 years.
Sometimes?
Yes, sometimes.
Why?
Because sometimes you reach a rare milestone few, if any, ever experience. Like Cheryl’s 36 years of Disney service.
Note: Speaking of milestones, on the cusp of doubling the world-record number of blog posts by a single author. The “official” world record is 17,212 by Darren Murph. The unofficial world-record, my total, is nearly double that, as of today (June 24, 2026). In due order, doubling is unavoidable. Doesn’t even matter to me. Never a goal. Never. But ‘sometimes’ you find yourself in thin air.
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