Saturday February 4th dawned with a light cloud and no flurries, a perfect day to explore some back roads and participate in the first Rally of Abandoned Ontario. Winter in Canada is usually long, grey, cold and conducive to moping around the house dreaming of fine weather exploration and camping. Steve Rock, originator and organizer of Rally of Abandoned Ontario, had decided that enough was enough. It was time to get a few friends and acquaintances together for a fun couple of days of back road driving. What Steve had thought would be a get together of 6 to 12 people with a final prize of a case of beer quickly took on a life of its own.