Today marks my good friend Gina Evans’ second appearance on the ButteCast.
She first joined the show in March of 2023 to talk about her long road to recovery after she was hit by a truck while riding her bike on Continental Drive one June morning in 2010. At the time, she thought she was near the end of that recovery.
As it turns out, she wasn’t even close. Gina has been through so much in the last three and a half years, that it is hard to begin to even list it all. She still cannot run her business where she shuttled runners, hikers and bicyclists on the Continental Divide Trail. She can barely even drive a vehicle at all, and riding her bike through those fun mountain trails is still a dream.
Yet, Gina still seems to find a way to do more for her community than most people who have not been hit by a truck. She serves on the selection committee for the Butte Sports Hall of Fame. She is a board member for the Highlands Cycling Club.
Her latest project was to bring a free screening of the movie “Ride to Resilience” Thursday at the Montana Tech Library Auditorium.
Gina bills the film as so much more than a mountain bike movie. She is hoping to see as many first responders, members of the 15-90 Search & Rescue, medical professionals, counselors, athletes and other non-profit organizations involved in providing support in the community show up to watch the film.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and the movie starts at 6:30.
Yesterday, I met with Gina inside the vault at the Metals Sports Bar & Grill for a fun conversation. Listen in as she talks about her medical complications from that cowardice hit-and-run incident, which has turned out to be the gift that just keeps on giving.
Listen in as she talks about her many projects on many organizations. Listen in to hear why you should want to check out “Ride to Resilience” Thursday at Montana Tech.
Today’s episode is presented by Casagranda’s Steakhouse. Eat where the local’s eat.
