tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post3768297969099394190..comments2023-11-07T15:44:03.771-07:00Comments on Rambling Hemlock: Avalanche Lake in GlacierJoan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-83043205001315008922015-05-11T11:41:55.420-06:002015-05-11T11:41:55.420-06:00Thanks, Mary! I know it's going to get easier...Thanks, Mary! I know it's going to get easier, especially after I see my first grizzly. Hopefully, it won't take me as long as it did when I moved to Georgia. <br /><br />Right now my term is only until mid-August. But I'm trying to extend my stay here. Would love to come down and backpack with you! I'll have more free time later in the summer when the school programs are done.Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-90149150655241130552015-05-07T14:49:18.633-06:002015-05-07T14:49:18.633-06:00These are pre-Wordpress so my old archives are ins...These are pre-Wordpress so my old archives are insane: <br /><br />Glacier: http://www.oceanicwilderness.com/20092.htm#glaciercountry<br /><br />Spooking myself/NWR drive: http://www.oceanicwilderness.com/20092.htm#furnjuneMistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152831329347482311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-31502401119031758892015-05-07T14:42:07.427-06:002015-05-07T14:42:07.427-06:00Your post the other day had me looking for my writ...Your post the other day had me looking for my write-up of my short visit to Glacier with my dad. I then found myself reading a different post of a little excursion I took to another national forest east of Flathead Lake where I spooked myself constantly about bears and all I did was drive up a deserted FS road! I'll see if I can find it...you certainly aren't alone in spooking yourself! Mistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152831329347482311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-69637688414527141862015-05-06T22:03:32.981-06:002015-05-06T22:03:32.981-06:00I'll hike with you anytime I can!I'll hike with you anytime I can!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669046315971951442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-4383427107050896162015-05-06T12:51:02.910-06:002015-05-06T12:51:02.910-06:00This post reminds me so much of myself when I work...This post reminds me so much of myself when I worked in Yellowstone one summer and didn't know a single soul when I arrived. I thought all of my coworkers would love hiking as much as I did, but I found out most other college kids were there to simply party and car camp, at best. I can feel the same emotions I felt on my first solo hike while reading this post (lonely and scared). I almost quit my job and returned to the south, convinced I would never meet people with common interests. Thank goodness I didn't, because after about the second week of being in the park, I met a teacher from Colorado who spent his summers working in Yellowstone because he loved to backpack. He was so knowledgeable about the park's trail system that I felt like I had a personal guide every time we went out. We are still friends to this day, nearly 20 years later. It was the best summer of my life and I have a feeling this will turn out to be one of yours as well! :-) Beautiful photos and post, as always--thank you for sharing your stories with such honesty.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730453686603066475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-2481707070805277102015-05-06T10:28:30.520-06:002015-05-06T10:28:30.520-06:00When I first moved to Sitka, I carried a huge can ...When I first moved to Sitka, I carried a huge can of bear spray with me everywhere. I was so afraid. But after a few months I realized that grizzlies weren't just hiding in the bushes waiting to attack. I started running and hiking solo and felt pretty okay with it. On our kayak trips we saw multiple bears, and they would walk right pass our tent. I got over probably 75% of my fear. You will get there. Of course, being charged didn't help much--although once it happened, I realized I had faced my biggest fear--and lived. As for making friends, I've lived in my town for five years and it is difficult. Especially in a small town. I find it very hard sometimes. How long will you be there? Hope you have time to come down here and backpack. It's only 7 hours away! :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.com