The next morning my friend Glen dropped by and we stood around catching up a bit while the Crow eavesdropped from under a camoflage tarp.

Later that evening Mike joined us, all of us together again for one rare moment in time. Kids who grew up on the same street. The tales grew more outrageous as the evening progressed. An old bag of pictures appeared...

Just a sampler... On a dare, Mike's brother swimming laps in a frigid lake. (he swears he almost died).

Today, wandering around town, visiting our old haunts - comic book shops, coffee bars and good 'ol Zdeno Cycle, still the place to go in Waterloo if you want to fix or build your bike.

Headed back to Ken's to clean my K&N air filter and packed the bags for an early launch.

Tomorrow early we set off for Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania and the real adventure begins...