Doug Gardner - June 19 Darby to Jackson Hot Springs....Arose at usual 0530 to sound of Howard milling around. Being a farmer, he is used to early and the guy who wakes up the roosters. Honestly it was a Hoot owl who woke me up. Had a big breakfast in town and talked to some fellow bikers who were also yoga practitioners and contortionists which was demonstrated in the restaurant, which we all found interesting. It turns out Darby is the town where ESPN hosts its logging and lumberjacking contests and we saw the site as we pedaled out of town. We rode 31 miles to top of Chief Joseph Pass, the Continental Divide at 7200 feet, then we fought a merciless headwind to Wisdom, MT where we were jumped by a renegade MOB of endless mosquitos, so we sought shelter inside for lunch. We were tired and bitten, but we wheeled onward to Jackson Springs resort ....76 miles. Jackson Springs was a nice place replete with a big game trophy lodge and bar, which we toured that evening, a natural hot springs fed pool, showers, restaurant, etc. We pitched our tents back of the Lodge, had a soak, and Howard and I wondered down the street of the small town with 3 or 4 businesses, had some nachos, bought a Fathers day postcard. After our evening tour of the trophy lodge/bar we retired and reflected on another good day.