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Make no mistake, everything is business driven

Apgar Village Inn — Potential lead for 2018.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — Our Apgar Village Lodge tour of the cabins was scheduled the day before, after we stopped in and spoke with the Manager, Shirley.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — The Manager toured us through two cabins.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — The cabins we saw aren’t the configuration of my 2018 reservation.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — Simple. Clean.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — Simple, small, and handy.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — Nothing fancy.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — Just to get a frame of reference.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — Bigger kitchen, different cabin.

Apgar Village Lodge Cabins — My 2-cabin reservation for 2018 has five bedrooms and all of them are private. No bed will be in a living space like pictured here.

Make no mistake, everything is business driven

Because we didn’t have an agenda, taking a cabin tour was easy.

It was helpful to have Howard see Cabin 20 (next to Lake McDonald Lodge) and these two cabins (10 miles to the South in Apgar Village).

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Karma attracts what karma projects

Lake McDonald fire 2017 — Ten minutes into our hour return cruise to Apgar Marina.

Lake McDonald fire 2017 and the helicopter crew going down in the ridge to get more water.

Lake McDonald fire 2017 — Lake McDonald Bald Eagle sighting. We didn’t have to work hard for this.

Karma attracts what karma projects.

Friendly people attract other friendly people.

Nature lovers attract other nature lovers.

A servant’s heart attracts other servant’s hearts.

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It was more worth it than i had imagined

Top Disney Institute Speakers — The forethought, while i was in Orlando, to get this photo…can you imagine?

Grinnell Glacier Overlook — Grinnell Glacier Overlook – a view of both sides of The Garden Wall.

Grinnell Glacier Overlook — Howard is a quiet guy in general, but i’m pretty sure he was diggin’ this view, and the effort it took to secure it.

Grinnell Glacier Overlook — There was never a time when we weren’t mindful of the wind, the drop, the loose rocks, and our responsibility to be extraordinarily safe.

Grinnell Glacier Overlook — Just before our descent to Granite Park Chalet (barely visible in upper left) we enjoyed seeing the trail we had climbed and smiled that the rest of our efforts would be downhill.

Grinnell Glacier Overlook — We spent 50 minutes at Grinnell Glacier Overlook. We could have spent much more, but we had an appointment to honor.

It was more worth it than i had imagined and i had imagined excellence.

The morning, the solitude, the effort, the ticking clock…

And knowing this could be the last time either of us would ever see this.

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Once in a lifetime accommodation

Granite Park Chalet — Granite Park Chalet is just minutes away, after six hours on the trail.

Granite Park Chalet — Perspective.

Granite Park Chalet — Granite Park Chalet has three buildings (four if you count the toilet), 20 Guest rooms, staff rooms, a lobby, kitchen, and two small utility rooms behind the kitchen.

Granite Park Chalet — Highline Trail panorama.

Granite Park Chalet — Same panorama as above, just a little further West, and added color.

Granite Park Chalet — Miraculously, we encountered no smoke yesterday.

Granite Park Chalet — Sleeps four, so we each got our own bunk bed.

Granite Park Chalet — Door and a window, plus two chairs. And a mirror.

Granite Park Chalet — East side from our balcony.

Granite Park Chalet — Tried to nap but it didn’t work.

Granite Park Chalet — Also looking East.

Granite Park Chalet — Grinnell Glacier Overlook Trail. Tomorrow morning’s hike.

Granite Park Chalet — Granite Park Chalet’s water source. It’s only a quarter mile walk.

Granite Park Chalet — Granite Park Chalet brief.

Granite Park Chalet — Granite Park Chalet has three main buildings.

Granite Park Chalet — Nothing says keep out quite like this. Intended for Bears.

Granite Park Chalet — We had room 7, second from right.

Granite Park Chalet — Remarkable views.

Granite Park Chalet — Cozy lobby and front desk.

Granite Park Chalet — Moonrise.

Once in a lifetime accommodation.

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Legit wilderness rush lasted all day

Grinnell Glacier Hike — It was an exciting, and unexpected, encounter.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — We backed pretty far away before we got our cameras out. The zoom makes it look closer than it was.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — All of us frozen until we could determine it was safe to proceed.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Decent distance away considering we had rounded the rock corner where the Ram is standing.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Is it safe? What do we do if it charges?

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Majestic. Powerful. Home field advantage.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — So yeah, we originally rounded this bend and the Ram was right in front of us.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Back to the ascent.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Just keep climbing.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — The Ram (and two others) opted to travel below the trail, allowing us to pass safely.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Looking back…far left lake is where we began the hike.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Stunning geology.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — FYI.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — At 3.5 miles one way and 1,800′ elevation gain, it wasn’t a difficult hike. Almost there.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Used to be ocean bottom.

Grinnell Glacier Hike — Starting to sense something uniquely special. Nearing the trail’s end, and Grinnell Glacier’s first sighting.

Hikers are constantly advising hikers in the opposite direction what lies ahead.

“Hey, we saw three Mountain Goats about 300 yards down from the trail, near the waterfall.”

We joked that unless we can pet them, it probably wouldn’t excite us.

You quickly get spoiled when you have super close encounters with the bigger animals.

Grinnell Glacier has receded and will be gone by 2030 (estimated).

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