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.

Resident Sand Hill Cranes

Sand Hill Crane
There are several pairs of Sand Hill Cranes that use our yard daily. Never gets old.

Having local wildlife in our yard daily/nightly is a nice perk.

  • Sand Hill Cranes
  • Carolina Wrens
  • Mockingbirds (Florida State bird)
  • Bluejays and Cardinals
  • Red Tail Hawks
  • Occasional Owls and Bald Eagles
  • Split Tailed Kite (bird of prey)
  • Bob Cats
  • Coyotes
  • Raccoons
  • Opossums
  • Armadillos
  • Florida Black Racers (snake)
  • A gazillion types of bugs

A regular Zootopia.

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Back to Glacier, spirit

couple by mountain creek
McDonald Creek hike. One day before the 30-mile roundtrip bicycle trek, with 3,400′ elevation gain.
woman by mountain creek
Going-to-the-Sun Road is to the right of the creek, out of sight behind the trees. This sunny and decently warm mid-May day didn’t prepare us for the biking weather.
couple by business office
Snapped this pic to send to Carly, a special employee who understands our Glacier loyalty.
quote on a card
i’m a believer. And a practitioner.
calendar event
It’s ‘go-tiime’.
couple sitting in a vn
On the way to Avalanche Creek. Loaded up at West Glacier.
bicycle group in parking lot
Avalanche Creek parking area. Our guide is ensuring everyone’s bike is ready. Our guide didn’t ride with us. We didn’t ride together as a group either.
couple bicycling on mountain road
Our first e-bike experience. Starting line at the ‘road closed’ gate.
couple bicycling on mountain road
10:00 AM…off we go.
mountains
Mt Oberlin.
couple bicycling on mountain road
You can stop anywhere, anytime. Zero vehicles.
17-second video: Drew Landry and his band of locals. Gunsight Saloon in Columbia Falls.

In 10 days, we had a day, maybe two that were decently dry and warm. The eight-mile roundtrip hike along McDonald Creek was the best weather day.

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October 1, 2025, spirit

purple flower with yellow center
Daisy-style mountain wildflower. Midway through today’s posts, a break from the photo ‘galleries’.

i keep my life’s most important insights simple, key, repeatable.

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September 1, 2025, spirit

wedding party next to a teepee
We watched this for several hours. From the morning setup through the wedding vows.
two teepees in the mountains
The morning setup in full swing.

Mountain weather is unpredictable.

So is life.

Hone simple, powerful values, insights, and habits.

Strive to thrive no matter what the weather (or life) brings you.

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August 1, 2025, spirit

mountain lake and flowers
Fireweed and Triple Divide Mountain.

The old question was “How do we reach more people?” The new question is “How do we become irreplaceable to the right people?”

Scale used to mean reaching everyone. Now it means mattering to someone.

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