I just got back from a week at the Glacier National Park in Montana.  I can’t tell you what an extraordinarily beautiful place it was.  Being a mountain girl, anyway, I always long to be somewhere where there are tall pines, waterfalls, and cool breezes.

We hiked nearly every day.  The only exceptions were a day of sightseeing and shopping in Kalispell and Whitefish, and a day of horseback riding.

I noticed on one of the information signs at a parking lot that sat below some trailheads, that you could download free podcasts about Glacier National Park at any ranger station or visitor center.   As “touristy” as that sounds, I was interested.

So I went into a visitor center and asked to download the podcast to my phone or iPod.  The rangers told me they couldn’t do that.  I’d have to have my laptop because all they had was a CD. Seriously? Who goes hiking with a lap top?  Let’s just add that between water bottles, trail mix and bear spray.  But you might have an iPod with you or a phone that accepts media.

The rangers thought I was onto something there.  One of them said he’d call his supervisor right away and ask about it.  He said teasingly, “I’ll take the credit though.”  I volleyed right back, “of course you will. You’re government!”  So I went into the gift shop to browse around.  Five minutes later, the ranger said that he’d already called his boss and they liked the idea they we’re going to find a way to implement it.  I laughed at him and said, “See sometimes those “tourons” know a little about technology.”

So if you’re ever in a National Park and want to download podcasts to your phone, iPod, net book, or other media – because you don’t happened to have lugged your laptop on the trip, I hope you’ll think of me.  I changed National Parks everywhere.

I’m hoping to have the same effect on organizations everywhere when it comes to the business case for implementing comprehensive, end-to-end domestic violence initiatives in the workplace.

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