Sasha and Jason left Helena, MT on Saturday to head further south. They passed the 300 mile mark late last week, which means they have 2200 miles to go! The past week saw a lot of adventures, one of which I will share here.
Passing through the small town of Ovando, MT, our riders found a small diner where they stopped for some lunch. There, they met a couple who called themselves the Indian and the Cowboy. This couple took a liking to Sasha and Jason, and ended up flagging them down 3 times on their way from Ovando to Lincoln, MT, Sasha and Jason’s stop for the night. The Indian and the Cowboy gave Sasha and Jason shrink wrapped home cooked meals, beef jerky from the nearby jerky factory, and donated a one night stay in a local hotel! Sasha and Jason never got the Indian and Cowboy’s real names, but thank them profusely!
They are still struggling with lots of snow on the trail and rainy, gray weather, but hope that the trail and the sky will clear up soon.
Jason and Sasha are both doing well, but as you can probably imagine, very tired. They took two days in Helena to rest their muscles and are back on the trail. Check back later this week to learn more about the Continental Divide trail.
