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SEPT. 7 • DINNER RIDE
WITH THE FORT BRAGG
CHAPTER OF HARLEY OWN-
ERS GROUP
departing from Fort
Bragg Harley-Davidson, 3950 Syca-
more Dairy Rd., Fayetteville. Kickstands
up at 6:30 p.m. For more information,
email fortbragghog@gmail.com.
SEPT. 7-9 • CHEROKEE BLUE
RIDGE RUN 2018
at Cherokee
Fairgrounds and Harrah's Cherokee
Resort, Cherokee. The second annual
Motorcycle & Music Festival is back.
Multi-class bike shows, live bands,
vendors, tattoo artists, demo rides,
food trucks, craft beer and more. Fea-
tured bands include Vince Neil, Molly
Hatchet and Jasmine Cane. $15 a day
or $30 for the entire weekend. Visit
blueridgerun.com for more information.
$1 DOMESTICS
($2 OR $2.50 BEER ONLY)
$2 WELL DRINKS
(EXCLUDING RED BULL & JUICES)
(910) 867-2364 4824-4 BRAGG BLVD
FAYETTEVILLE NC • 28303
MONDAY MADNESS
FROM THE ROAD
Deep Creek ATV Park
by JIM JONES
JIM JONES, Motorcycle Enthusiast.
Comments? Editor@upandcomin-
gweekly.com. 910- 484-6200.
Finally, there is a place close to
Fayetteville that is built for ATVs and
dirt bikes.
A few weeks ago, my friend Matt
put out a call to go to the new Deep
Creek ATV Park.
The morning of the trip, the
weatherman said it was going to be
a nice, cool day. The plan was sim-
ple. We were to meet at Hardee's
on Ramsey Street, eat breakfast and
head out. I met my friends Rick
and Ryan there, but as usual, Matt
was a no show. Yes, I just dimed
Matt out in print for not showing
for his own event.
As we pulled into the park, I was
impressed with how much land
there was. We went into the office
and met Susan, who signed us in
and gave us maps and information
about the park. The park has camp-
ing, showers and a concession stand.
Our friend Bill had trailered his
dirt bike there, and we went to join
him. The clouds began to turn dark,
and rain began to fall. Ryan was
new to off-road riding and decided
that with his street tires on his dual-
sport bike, this could be a little more
ambitious than his ability, so he
decided to head back home.
After gearing up, we headed out.
We quickly came to the tunnel that
goes under Slocomb Road. The tun-
nel had water in it, but the floor of
the tunnel was perfect for riding
through. As we came out of the tun-
nel, we hit the trails. The trails were
wide and well-marked. Areas were
clearly marked with stops and vari-
ous areas with cool names like Cook
Pits, TT's Sand Bar, Peanuts Peak
and 5/30 Pit Stop.
The rain began to pour, and
my helmet began to fog up.
The trails began to fill with
water as the landscape dropped
down to the Cape Fear River.
Being the only riders dumb
enough to be out in that downpour,
I think we had the park all to our-
selves. I loved having lots of trees
around me. We spent a few hours
out there, and to be honest, it was
considered one of the best riding
days we had had in a long time.
The park is located on Slocomb
Road in Linden, just north of the
Goodyear plant.
For more information, call Deep
Creek ATV Park at 910-929-0658 or
visit www.deepcreekatv.com.
If there is a topic that you would
like to discuss, you can contact me
at motorcycle4fun@aol.com. RIDE
SAFE!
Being the only riders dumb enough to be out in that downpour, I think we had the
park all to ourselves.