My first 100 miler was in September of 1999. If I dug out my journal, I could find the exact date. It was the last day of a 10 day solo self supported camping tour of southwestern Ontario that covered about 500 miles total.
The start and finish points for the day were the provincial park at Grand Bend Ontario to my home in Elmira Ont. The actual distance from the park to my home came up a bit short of 100 miles, so I overshot my home by a few miles and doubled back to bring the total to just shy of 101 miles according to my odometer.
This photo was taken at about the midway point at my uncle's home in Mitchell Ont. I stopped in right about lunch time, and was treated to a wonderful mid ride lunch.
It was well after dark by the time I made it home.