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October 2024 15 nada Gap in the west, across Indiantown Gap, and up to Swatara Gap in the east. The star ng/camp- ing area was in a large field behind a small Church named the Moonshine Church. With Moonshine being a fi ng name for an enduro, it stuck. Mem- bers were familiar with the perpetual trophies of the me that had become trademarks of some of the most pres gious Enduros, such as the Jack- Pine Cowbell, the Corduroy Log, and the Sandy Lane Wagon Wheel. So they decided a Moonshine Jug would be their perpetual trophy, handed down from winner to winner of the soon-to-be equally pres gious Moonshine Enduro! The loca on of the 50 th Moonshine was equally in- teres ng as the first, with the event being held on a single piece of property. Thanks to a very gener- ous landowner, this year's Moonshine Enduro was held in an old strip mine, en rely on reclaimed land and surrounding cart roads for transfer sec ons. The property is unique in so many ways, with steep hills and valleys and rela vely new- growth forest lending itself perfectly to an enduro. The issue was similar to the first Moonshine event; there was li le me to lay out a course as permis- sion was granted less than a year ago. Thanks to Trail Boss Francis Cuddy, VFTR mem- bers banded together and spent countless hours laying out 60+ miles of all-new trail, with a large por on of it being single track. Having arrived a day early, Cuddy and his crew let me tag along while they pre-rode the course for one last me. As one who likes riding rocks, I was instantly at home and greatly enjoyed the flowy trails and transfer sec ons. Around mile 40, Cuddy set me free to follow the arrows and enjoy the remain- der of the course. A er about a half hour of riding up a rather steep mountain road, I ran into a group of gentlemen who had been burning in the last sec on of the trail. Stopping to chat, I learned these fine men were Reading Off Road Riders members. Sadly, and all too common these days, RORR had lost the land they used to hold their annual enduro and ironically had banded to- gether to assist VFTR in laying out the course, just as VFTR did for them back in 1973! This par cular sec on was called the "Fern Trail," man, what a fantas c job the RORR members did in laying out and burning in close to 60 miles of the finest flowiest trail your editor Kurt has ridden in a long me.