In April of this year, a couple of us attempted a loop through the picturesque Catharine Valley in upstate New York, with a visit to the seemingly endless dirt roads in the Finger Lakes National Forest. After a major mechanical ended our venture into the National Forest prematurely, we knew we would have to re-attempt the route in the not too distant future.

Months later, we began slowly drawing up plans to complete this route. In the process, we collected a group of nine like-minded individuals from our fair city of Rochester, NY, to assist in this journey. Emails flew back and forth, plans were made, and a weekend was decided upon. Slaybor Day Weekend was soon upon us, and our convoy made its way south along Seneca Lake to the town of Watkins Glen, NY to begin our route.