Entrance to the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike.



Keep this in mind the next time someone uses the phrase "ten miles of bad road" to describe ugliness:



Photos of the Bike Forums contingent. You can pick out Machin Shin, MikeR, Jagraham, Neilfein and Mr.s Neifein, Bautieri, vXhanz, Zoste, and other folks in these photos:







And at five minutes past one, they were off.



Each rider or group rode at their own pace. The roadway was very rough in spots, and the riders often had to pick their way through patches of crumbling asphalt. Also, the highway wasn't flat, so there was a grade at times of 3-4 percent.

More to come....