Thursday, September 4, 2014

Glacier(s) and Kin

What's suppositivatorial my friend candidates. I have now left Glacier National Park and departed from my Kin therein. Did I tell you that we would be there? They flew in and I met them from Canada - oh, now it's coming back, I should also tell you about the glacier I walked on because that was one of the coolest things I've ever done with this body and consciousness.

So I drove from Yellowstone up through Calgary, Banff and then to the Columbia Ice Field to walk on a glacier (5 hour guided tour). I had a short time in both those cities, Walmarts allow overnighting in Canada too for the most part so I only had to book a hostel in Banff, which was cool. Beauty in the rock behemoths. Wild. Because the mountains up there don't resemble the mountains down here (that I've seen). The Rockies-Eh had massive foundations and craggy danger peaks, but a lot of flat-tops too. Hard to put into words. Honestly though I just don't want to right now. Here's some pictures. 

And a video I made in the Canadian Rockies. This was after the Glacier.

The Glacier was nuts. Nuts. Capital Nuts. I'm going to walk a true Ice Field before I die ideally - the glacier was a starting taste and now I want the full course. Check out the pictures, there will be professional descriptions to identify the natural features and emotions it inspired.

Then I left. Short stint at the US Border Patrol which [opinion redacted], made me want to turn the fuck around and [opinion redacted] and shit.  But I got through because I'm a citizen of the United States of America. That's the secret. 

And met me Kin in Glacier National Park! We got to catch up, I showed them my CarV, we ate food and drank drinks and shared good time. We enjoyed a really awesome park, I liked the forests the best there of those that I've been to so far (excepting Redwoods in California) but it is a shame the glaciers are retreating as fast as they are. There's no chance there will be any glaciers to speak of in a decade or two in the park. We saw three black bears, a moose, a bald eagle, some ground squirrels, and some mountain goats that defy conventional possibility. I don't have pictures of them because they were too far away, too high up on a sheer arete, chilling like they had lawn chairs.

And I have since said farewell to my Kin and departed for Seattle. It's time to start playing on the corners, Songalong style. Tell me what you want to hear and I will give you more than you bargained for (not you.). Except i'm losing my voice from this fucking cough I picked up somewhere a week ago. Its ONLY A COUGH. And it has disabled me. At least it isn't throat Giardia. or real Giardia. 

So i'll spend some time researching WWOOF's to volunteer on and see what I can see around here until i'm feeling well enough to Songalong. Righteous. I take what I am given. In the meantime I still have fingers. Time to fing.




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