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Most memorable for me was a bike trip from Philadelphia to Erie with my older brother. We were headed up the mountain to St. Mary's (the water shed devide in Pennsylvania) when the rain hit so hard, we had to take shelter under some pine trees to keep from being pelted too much. Sitting under the pine trees, soaked, shivering, tired and hungry, we both looked at each other and agreed, it just doesn't get any better than this! We were in our early 20s and not smart enough to know that yes, it can get better than that, but the sounds, smells and images from that day are as vivid as the day they happened. Later that day we made it to the top and took a tour of the Straub brewery, where they gave us free beer for being crazy enough to ride to their brewery in that rain.