Take a close look at the photo of the other portal. In the middle of the tunnel you can see a faint spot of light. I thought it was coming from someone riding in the other direction, so I waited for them to emerge, but they didn't seem to get any closer. I finally got tired of waiting snd started riding again. As I got closer to the light source, I realized it was coming from what I believed to be two people walking with flashlights. We met and talked for a while. I had my sunglasses on, and their lights were sort of shining towards me. We each took photos of each other then went on tour separate way.

That night in camp I started looking at the day's photo by the fire. A massive chill went up my spine when I saw this:



I had no idea there had been a third person. Notice that she didn't have a light.

It's now an official but undeveloped bike trail called Pike2Bike. (The stretch was part of the PA Turnpike.) I have ridden it twice during tours across the state. Aside from the three people pictured above, I have only seen two other walkers. Both times I rode on Mondays in September (after Labor Day). It's my understanding that there are more cyclist during summer weekends. The temperature inside the tunnels maintains a steady 55 degrees give or take much of the year. The first time I rode the stretch it was warm and humid. Standing at each portal was like standing in front of an air conditioner. I didn't want to keep riding.