Burning Rubber.

Not the Golden Gate.

London, ON – Trees stood like cigars as we wound through Pennsylvania's Ricketts Glen State Park. Billowing fog imitated puffs of smoke hanging in the canyons, and the wet bark even smelled like tobacco.

Around the bend stood Smoky the Bear.

Orange detour signs dotted the landscape, pointing our (alternate) way home on what was generally an uneventful return. In this case, uneventful is a good thing.

The road is a good lover, but home is where the heart is.

Vitals:

• Time: Nine hours
• Distance: 664.3 kms
• Weather: Sun, fog, heavy rain in Niagara Falls
• States/Province: Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario
• Wildlife: None