"I Will Remember You..."

Here are the directions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! Good or bad but be nice.

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

Oldie but goodie

Probably my favorite forward video of all time.......

SWEET!

How sweet it is to be able to completely fill the gas tank in the jeep for under $25. Can't remember the last time I was able to do that.....Probably about 6 years ago in the honda.

Ridin' In The Rain...

Friend called and wanted to go 4wheeling to the top of Desert Mountain....who am I to say no??? So off we went on the 2+ hour venture in a total downpour. Just made for more mudpuddle fun is all.

Sittin' at a lookout, not that you can tell.....and apparently too big o' pants + completely soaked = plumber butt.


With my bud Mysti


Just a LITTLE wet/muddy


Out of the clouds


Gotta play in the mud a while.......leaving visor up is fun too

I love where I live...

Got sent on some service calls for work... took advantage of photo ops along the way....

Mission Mountains by St. Ignatius

Jocko River

Out of the Jeep at the Bison Range.....shhhhhhhh don't tell

Sittin' at Wayfarer's State Park

Another at Wayfarer's

I was having too much fun here....

Nifty antler pile

I'll get more up as I'll be out on photo safari this weekend I'm sure.......

Time for weddings?

Had two right here in lil' Apgar Village yesterday. Was pouring rain but that didn't stop one couple from getting hitched first thing in the morning. Just the bride, groom, minister, photographer under a big cedar tree at the foot of Lake McDonald. Now THAT'S the way to do it........ Then in the afternoon, still raining, but oh well....another couple w/ a larger crowd got married at the amphitheater. Great locale. Crummy day. But happy people all around......

It's called reading, top to bottom, left to right........

Have come to the conclusion that not many people read things all the way. Up in Glacier last year we started the 8-10 year rehab on the road. So beings that winter obviously doesnt allow for work, the only time of year to get things done is the same time that 2 million visitors come, so they work from 10p-6a. Well there is a sign as you enter the park "26 miles ahead, 4 hour delays, 10pm-6am Sunday-Friday" I don't know if I could count how many people come in the visitor center freaking out "what's going on with the 4 hour delays, I was hoping to go over the pass" "Well, the very bottom line of the 3 line sign also said 10pm-6am, so unless you are capable of checking out the scenery when it's pitch black, you have nothing to worry about. have a fantastic day"

We now have a new sign mainly for those that are going on long backcountry trips to give them a heads up "Road closed, 16 miles ahead, 9/15-9/22" So again with the same questions and essentially my same reply "you're only here for 2 days? No need to worry about what's happening on the 15th than right?" All I can do is laugh. They are both a simple 3 line orange sign with approx. 3 words each line, even if you were doing 74 in that 35 mph zone you'd be able to read that......

Reason, Season, Lifetime

First time I ever read this, I loved it. Have never forgot it... and there are certainly days such as this when I can't get it outta my head. So for those that for some reason haven't seen it, where have you been? For those that have, you GET to see it again.


"A Reason A Season and A Lifetime"
People always come into you life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a Godsend to you, and they are. They are there for a reason, you need them to be.

Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.

Lifetime, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a slid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life....

Funny of the day

I was working the train depot tonight and it was running late so I got to reading the paper and came across this comic. Kind of got a look beings that I just randomly started cracking up right as some people walked in the door, but this was too good not to share. Took a pic of it with the phone and sent it along and now I'll share here too.......

"Just give it away......"

Give, give, give -- what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

The drive, picnic, & hike pics

Silver Staircase Falls, antique style...


Painted Teepee, Mt. Sinopah, and Two Medicine Lake


That's a lot of caterpillars....


Many, much, MOOSEN


Redrock Lake, Redrock Falls, Mt. Grinnell


Redrock Falls........& TJ


Mt. Reynolds with good ol' alpinglow


Sun down, Moon up


Bird Woman Falls

Fam time in Glacier

So had the fam up here last week (with the exception of Dan who couldn't break from work) and got to spend a bit of time. Wendy, Dave, Mieka, and myself went for a helicopter tour which was pretty awesome. Got to knock one more thing off my "Top 5 to do before I die". Then I took the rest of the day off so I could drive around and do some hiking with everyone too. So....as they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a bunch for ya.

Gotta pose for pic before going ya know.


Iceberg Lake Cirque


Chief Mountain


Wanna hike the ridge?


How about some hopscotch?


Just liked the cloud shadows...


oooooooo...


Hole-in-the-Wall


Sun kinda "messed" this up but I still like it...


Tis I


Miek & me


Heaven's Peak, always my fav


Wend & me, nice timing on this one...


Lake Ellen Wilson, Beaver Chief Falls, Lincoln Lake


Lake McDonald


Time to come down....:(

tag

So Sarah says she wanted to start her own tag today. Anyway, all you have to do is write down five intriguing pieces of trivia or factoids. Easy eh? So here's my stuff for today and whomever reads this, I hereby tag YOU.




1. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. (Do not try this at home ..maybe at work) = hey i've been doing this all day today. oughta be set for work out haha

2. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. (i'll have to test and see now)

3. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life." Go Bert & Ernie!

4. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."

5. Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

6. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it) - so stop the yelling

Hero for a day?

Well, today was first day of extended hours in the park. Started out working w/ "newbie" ranger that answered questions etc and then one group came over and talked w/ me after. They told me where they were planning on hiking so I made it a point to stress "bear safety" (making lots of noise etc as there's plenty of blind corners on this particular trail and numerous griz sightings - most recently a charge a few weeks ago) I also told them that for that particular trail it'd be stupid to not have bear spray with them. So they decided $45 was a pretty cheap insurance policy and I gave them Bear Spray 101. Couple hours later they come in the visitor center all hyped up saying "thank you thank you thank you thank you.............would you mind taking a picture with us please....you told us to get that bear spray this morning and we just had a run-in on the trail and had to use it, so we want a picture to take home of our lifesaver" So I grabbed my can in the back room so they had a nice one to pose with for photo op. AWWWWWWW! I'm somebody's hero.

Awesome vid...

Was told to put some of the videos I share w/ people on here (even though you're the only one that ever reads it HAHA) So here is a vid made by a very talented guy I went to school with....

Awwww....

So forgot to put this last weekend when I got home from work, so here it is now. On Sunday I think it was a lady came in and was commenting on how great of a hike Avalanche was and thanking me for sending her. Then continued on w/ what made it an even "neater" experience for her. Apparently right as she got to the end of the trail where it opens up to the lake, a large family was there doing the picture thing. Then as individual families/couples etc. Well, the last couple, instead of saying cheese on the count of three, he dropped to knee and proposed instead. Kudos from me for awesome location. Ecstatic bride-to-be was showing everyone on the trail her ring lol.



And news this week......seeing people's faces when they come rushing into the VC to report a bear sighting is awesome. And when it's people that were charged their faces are priceless (although I'd probably have a priceless face, colored pants, and stink haha) Two ladies volunteering to do a loon count at backcountry lakes found themselves between mama griz and yearling. Not a good place to find yourself.

Quote I like

Came across this while looking for a "daily" to put on my myspace page......and like it enough to put on here too.........

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." --Lao Tzu

Book stuff...

So I was told by my one and only reader that I was slacking in the update department so I should do a lil one on books I've read........which isn't many as of yet.

First will be the classic, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. I'm sure most have already read this, if you haven't, do it. I don't think I even read one full book all through school (maybe but not recalling at the moment) and this one was the one that got me to WANT to read.

Next up, Bookends by Jane Green. I'm a HUGE fan of Brit humor as you'll be able to tell w/ my next two I put down. This I read a while back, can't remember all the details so looks like a darn, gotta read again...........

#3 shall be...........Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. Yet another British author. Story of a gal in her 20s w/ amnesia. Can't remember her transformation from average jane to bombshell big-wig.

and last but not least.....Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham (sophie kinsella, diff name). So same author, same humor. Grand story of friendships and the ups and downs that seem to come with it.

So there's a small breakdown until I get myself more smarter ;) haha. Can't quite get myself into real serious books as of yet. Like laughing too much to. Maybe at somepoint.......

Let the tourist stories begin....

Working visitor center yesterday and a lady came in to ask what all was open etc. I told her she could get 10 miles up the road by car and an additional 9 if she wanted to hike/bike. She says "ok great, how far to the 10 miles?" "ummmmm, 10 miles. . . ." Doing everything I could to not crack up, used the excuse that she was from Florida. I'm sorry, is distance of 10 miles different by state??? After a few more minutes of her confusion, she finally got out that she was wanting to know where the road started (which is the road she came in on) oh, i'm so happy to have funny questions again.... 2 hours later a couple older guys (60s ish) came in and asked whether the deer they saw where whitetail or blacktail(mule deer) "well, i've seen both driving in here, so you tell me, did it have a white or black tail, if it had a little black on the end than it wouldnt be a whitetail deer would it" YAY for fun questions. those were just the two highlights of yesterday. was plenty more...

Moving furniture...

So I've been thinking of getting rid of my couch, among many other things, cause for a house this small when no one comes over, it is hardly necessary. If I want to watch a movie while laying down that's what tv in bedroom is for. Anyway, I'm also a "freecycle member". If you haven't heard of freecycle, I say you should, it is a GREAT program and I've found it quite useful in acquiring and getting rid of various items - you'll find listings ranging from coupons to cars and everything possible in between. Go to www.freecycle.org to find the group nearest you.

Ok, enough of a plug, on with the story. A gal posted this morning that she was looking for furniture for a friend in need. I replied w/ the current condition (dog shedding season, 'nuff said) and color etc of my couch and said if it fit the bill to let me know and i'd have it outside my house waiting for them to come get it. Apparently I'm the only one that responded so I got the pleasure of moving my hide-a-bed couch out into driveway by myself. I'm a moron! Normal couches I can do myself, but add all that extra weight under the cushions and two tricky corners and I'm ready for chiropractor and massage therapist.............

Tourism....

Last summer I an awesome job. Got to work in Glacier National Park in the visitor center and starting this week I will be up there again for the season. Well, on my other blog I'd almost daily have a funny story to share about the tourists and funny things that were said and done....here's one.

6-25-07
So I'm officially entertained once again and really wanting to get shirts made up that Clay and I have talked about. On the front will read -"on vacation....." on the back "...checked brain at border". Today power went out in park. had someone come up and ask how long the power was out, what the problem was, and how long the power would be out. "well, it's been out for bout 30 min now, I have no clue what the problem is, maybe that mega hailstorm that just went over, and no one could possibly have an idea of how long it will be out". then the question was wondering whether or not the stores would be open when the power came back on. "ummmm, that woulda kinda depend on how long it's out i'd guess, if the powers out until 7pm, and normal closing time is 6, i'd venture to guess the answer is no.........."

Waxing Poetic....

So I've had another blog I've put stuff on, but I'll call this one my "family friendly" one. First few posts will probably be copies of stuff from the other. Start things off w/ a nifty poem that I cant remember who wrote it oops.


Influence

Drop a pebble in the water
And its ripples reach out far
And the sunbeams dancing on them
May reflect them to a star!
Give a smile to someone passing
Thereby making the morning glad;
It may greet you in the evening
When your own heart may be sad.
Do a deed of simple kindness;
Though its end you may not see
It may reach, like widening ripples
Down a long eternity.