Tag Archives: Helena MT

Profile Response: Tim Holmes, Helena, MT

Tim Holmes is the only person I’ve taken money from on this trip. One blue dollar. I tried to turn it down, but he wouldn’t let me. “It’s real US currency. We aren’t allowed to deface our money. This isn’t … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Ed Bender, followthemoney.org, Helena, MT

Ed Bender moved to Helena twenty-five years ago as a journalist working on water rights. He became interested in campaign financing and started assembling campaign finance data from every state. His efforts grew into followthemoney.org, a non-profit that organizes and … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Krys Holmes, Director of Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT

Any place called the Myrna Loy Center deserves investigation. So I sent a cold email and was pleased when Krys Holmes, the Center’s Director, invited me to visit the massive historic building that was once Helena’s jail and now serves … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 98 – Helena MT to Ovanda MT

August 11, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 5,577 States to Date: 21 I rolled out of Helena by 8:30 a.m. for my climb over the Continental Divide – for my fifth time! Riding conditions … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 97 – Helena MT

August 10, 2015 – Sun 90 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 5,499 States to Date: 21 Helena is a delightful town; I had a perfect rest day here. I started with an early morning spin through town – … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 96 – Bozeman MT to Helena MT

August 9, 2015 – Sun 80 degrees Miles Today: 102 Miles to Date: 5,484 States to Date: 21 If there is such a thing as an easy century, this is it: one hundred miles on a cloudless day with a … Continue reading

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