Hello beautiful folks! We'll be in Missoula for the next week or so, waiting for Kaite and for a new bike for Muffin... His beautiful, new, hard-worked for surly frame and fork have been totalled in a very confusing and sudden wreck about 90 miles out of missoula. So we're figuring that out. The other four of us proceeded to bike to get to Missoula by that evening, on a really ridiculous day of biking during which we biked nearly 100 miles. I was amazed that we could all do that with relatively little difficulty. So we've had our first major mishap. But we're in a great place for it, because we were going to be here a while anyway, and there's a fee community bike shop in Missoula!
As Jon exclaimed after a cop bought us all dinner, a bike club (that just happened to be meeting at the same time we got to this little restaurant) bought us pitchers of beer, and huckleberry ice cream fell from the sky into our laps, "The universe has blessed us so much that its stopped giving excuses!" Everyone we meet sends us along with great intentions, and time and time again we meet people who insist on taking us in, feeding us, giving us money, giving us showers, or helping us out in really amazing ways. It's really restoring my faith in people.
The land is so beautiful, too. The rockies have been breathtaking, but not nearly so treacherous yet. The two passes that we've gone over have been really easy. But I doubt that that will continue. We've gone from temperate rainforest to desert to mountains, and it's really amazing to see the changes. We had a second night when a cougar came close to our camp the other night in wallace, and I saw black bears running across the highway a few days ago. (That was a little unnerving actually. They were awfully close.)
Right now we're staying at an awesome house, full of vibrant people and gardens and a library and good food and bikes. So, really, life is pretty good for all of us. Well, that's all the news that I've got.
campfires and dumpstered avocados,
Jean
2 comments:
hey! wow I wish i could be there. heidi here, loving the message you just put up the other day. was wondering if you all know about evan being in montana right now? he is in livingston, which is 20 minutes from bozeman, and bozeman and missoula are i think a 3.5 hour drive (by car) away from each other. But he will be there for a little bit longer, you should emial him, I dont know his phone number but could get it to you soon. I was just up there in montana last week, it is so gorgeous and amazing there right now. I send you lots of love. jean we have a beautiful elementary school headshot photo of you on our fridge, and me and maya and lydia scream your name and smile each time we look at it.. gorgeous. Lillia i miss your laugh and your morning banjo sessions! may that sweet music be heard everywhere you go. you guys can call me anywhere in the world from any phone in the world for free, just keep that in mind if shit hits the fan and need to contact someone.. even if your in jail. 1 866 387 1012. well look up this bikeshop somewhere in mt, i think its in missoula called "think less ride more find peace" i think their website is thinklessfindpeace.org or something. it sounds cool..
fuck yes to all of you. once again, much love and aloha
Heidi
update-- evans phone is 406 222 9372 and his address 321 south c street, livingston montana, and he is still around. peace love and elbow grease
Heidi
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