Justin from Helena

Hey, it's Justin calling in from Helena. Um, it is...what day is it? I'm not sure, but I guess it's Day 5 at night. Last called in Columbia Falls. I was hoping to get a good night's sleep that night--didn't work out. I was trying to wean off of the 1,800 milligrams of Ibuprofen that I have to take every day. But that didn't work out too well--took less pills and I was up all night. So, I didn't sleep well. That next day, I had two big passes. First one we came across a bear cub. Luckily no mom was around. Second one: Richmond Peak was pretty much a nightmare. A big storm had just rolled in. So, super tacky, muddy. Part of it was like this barely-used snowmobile doubletrack/singletrack that was super slow and there were so many mosquitoes it looked like it was raining and you were going so slow. And then hike-a-bike through a mile or so of snow at the top. So, tough day, but made it to Seeley Lake last night five minutes after most things closed in town but they made us a sandwich at the bar. And then did 125 or 130 today and I'm in Helena now. So, hopefully try and go to Wise River tomorrow.