Day 15: deviating from the grind that is I 90

Laundry and a run slowed down the start to our day, but we were only trying for Helena. We had debated the quick, no nonsense return, but settled on visiting a couple friends off the beaten path in Montana. We pit stopped at kettle house brewing again (get there if you are ever driving through) and struck off for Helena. It's fun, it didn't seem that far away from where we were camping, but is a really big freaking state!

We made it in time for some tacos and a stroll around town. It's definitely a lot sleepier than Missoula. It seems very small, but they have a cool pedestrian only street downtown and a lot of historic buildings. Also a very good homemade ice cream place. Which is good because I really try to maintain a healthy intake even if I'm on vacation.

Mel seemed like she was doing well. She had some kind of a contracted government job teaching employees how to use new software. Her apartment was in walking distance of downtown and she could afford a 2 bedroom by herself. Probably a little daunting moving to a new city by yourself- especially a rather small one at that, but there are worse places in the world to get stuck in. She was in the right mindset, beginning to collect backpacking gear and purchasing her Montana hiking guide. Probably not a half bad life.