Tag: Glacier

Off the map, spirit

St Mary Lake unique view
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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Glacier checklists day 2, spirit

Glacier Park hikes
GNP. Glacier Park hike with college buddy Howard in 2017. Grinnell Glacier trail.
Glacier Park hikes
Glacier Park’s Highline Trail with college buddy Howard in 2017.

Glacier checklists, day two.

Cheryl and i (or anyone), once decently acclimated after two weeks, can hike fast or slow.

i prefer a slow, controlled-breathing pace when hiking with others.

i prefer a faster, moderately-elevated-breathing pace when hiking alone.

Whether walking slow or fast, there will almost always be frequent stops for vistas, incredible scenic beauty, wildlife, photos, water/snack breaks.

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Glacier checklists, spirit

Grinnell Glacier overlook
Grinnell Glacier overlook, August 2016. Dave was the first friend who joined me for a week. After three previous family summer visits, this fourth summer, Dave and i hiked Highline Trail for the first time ever, for both of us.

Glacier checklists.

There’s an emotional (spiritual) essence to this (2026) Summer’s visit.

i must balance two things, maybe three:

  1. The loving farewell tour in a place we’ve spent 500 nights.
  2. The obvious implication (assumption) that i need to be a tour guide during the third week. For the record, i dread this responsibility.
  3. Our super special friends arrive after we’ve been there two weeks. We will have our mountain legs and lungs. They will not. Not even close. How do i manage our semi-peak hiking fitness with 100% rookies, day 1?

This blogging stuff is like having a personal trainer, a personal coach, a therapist, physician, etc, etc.

i like LOVE it!

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The wild places, spirit

St Paul Lutheran Church Spring Grove, PA
St Paul’s Lutheran Church Spring Grove, PA. Was baptized here. Also received my Lutheran confirmation here as a 13 or 14-year old?

Why do you love the wild places?

From an early age, nature and all of Pennsylvania’s wild things, bugs, flowers, birds, creek critters, fish – all of it mesmerized me.

Nature has always been, and continues to be, my church, my worship place.

Always.

Never knew it though until i started getting back into ‘religion’ in my 40’s.

But the whole mystery and wonder of creation hooked me from the very beginning.

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Just one photo, spirit

mountains
Grinnell Point dominates the right side. Grinnell Point is the eastern, low side of Mount Grinnell. Continental Divide is everything left of Grinnell Point.

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