As previous readers of this blog may know, my husband R. is into adventure. So last week, publication week and cabin renovation in Lake Arrowhead in full swing, we go off to Glacier National Park. This is up in the boonies of Montana. People, this is off the grid. There is no email or wi-fi or television. There are no newspapers.
R., who years ago was a guide for the Sierra Club, was in heaven. He gazed at mountains, took hundreds of photos. It rained off and on. It was forty-six degrees. I gazed at the No Service at the top of my iPhone. I am not a good companion to take to a National Park. And this is embarrassing to admit. I want to be home with my dog. I'm addicted to technology. I'm a workaholic. And yet - there was a magical walk through cedars in the rain at Lake McDonald, and then one morning at Many Glaciers lake I woke at 5:00 and the top of the huge dark forboding mountain outside the window had turned rose colored in the rising sun. It was glorious.
As you always say, Barbara, "take notes." Love always, Laura
Posted by: Laura B | June 18, 2012 at 05:14 AM
I've been to many of the national parks because my husband loves that kind of thing also; however, like you, nature and being in the boonies is not really my thing ... but I must say Glacier is my favorite park; it is so serene and beautiful. Glad you enjoyed it!
Posted by: Pamela lear | June 18, 2012 at 06:20 AM
Laura - Yes! Notes always.
Pamela - Serene and beautiful it is.
Posted by: Barbara | June 18, 2012 at 10:59 AM
That sounds like a delicious trip. I'd love to do something like that.
Posted by: JoniB | June 18, 2012 at 05:27 PM
That sounds absolutely lovely! I so enjoy the wilderness -- have fun and savor it!
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Posted by: sac à main prada | June 19, 2012 at 01:06 AM
JoniB and Cynthia - It was lovely and delicious - once I calmed down.
sac a main prada - please stop spamming. No reader of this blog is going to buy your prada handbag.
Posted by: Barbara | June 20, 2012 at 04:27 PM
Barbara, I always enjoy your blogs.
'Off the grid' strikes a cord~! I go off the grid annually, leading treks in the Himalayas (where I am also a freelance writer and contributing editor for 'ECS Nepal' magazine; ecs.com.np). For those off-the-grid days and weeks on the trail, I carry a lightweight NEO WRITER (described at neo-direct.com) to keep my notes for future writings... Then, when I am back on the grid, I simply download them to my laptop for editing, etc.
The NEO Writer is battery powered, and lasts months and months. Connection to computer is by a USB wire. Very versatile. Nothing could be simpler and more convenient (and it beats scratching notes out longhand after a tiring day on the trail)...
See my blog 'Himalayan Snows' at http://dmesserschmidt.blogspot.com. Scroll down for my latest trip (Bhutan). I have new trips coming up for 2013, also. Writers are welcome!
..Don M.
Posted by: Don Messerschmidt | July 03, 2012 at 08:04 AM