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Bear Creek Sportsmens Association Bear Creek Sportsmens Association Hancock Quarry Run Dual Sport Hancock Quarry Run Dual Sport By Kurt Flachbart By Kurt Flachbart 8 Trail Rider www.TrailRider.com If you've been a reader of Trail Rider for any length of me, it's no secret that we're huge fans of the Hancock Quarry Run Dual Sport. A Bear Creek Sportsmen's event, the Quarry Run is one long, rugged ride. All bikes entered must be street-registered and insured. As for the "Dual Sport" tle, it could be considered a play on words as riding the Quarry Run on a box stock Dual Sport wouldn't be wise. For those who enjoy seemingly endless steep, challenging climbs and single track for miles on end, the Quarry Run is for you. As an older rider whose days of riding breakneck speeds are long behind him, I enjoy the challenge of the slower-paced technical terrain that the Bear Creek members lay out specifically for this event. The town of Hancock is located right on the banks of the upper Delaware River, with the river separa ng the states of New York and Pennsylvania. It's a small town with an old small-town feel. Established in 1806, it's named a er John Hancock, signer of the Declara on of Independence. Over the years, a ending Bear Creek events, I've grown fond of the area. A mountainous loca on with breathtaking views of the river valley, it's a peaceful place to visit. I typically arrive a day or two early and occasionally stay another day a er the event. In recent years, I've hooked up with a group of Wayne County (NY) Motorcycle Club friends and, thanks to the loan of a boat, taken part in their annual Hancock kayak run down the Delaware River. With this region having enjoyed copious amounts of rain this year, as expected, the Delaware offered a swi current. Now I'm no expert kayaker, but I do enjoy the water, and being invited along with this crew is always a treat. Our trip began with bright blue skies and cool temps in the low 70s. A nice, peaceful a ernoon indeed. Well, friends, it soon came undone for your editor Kurt with a rookie move flipping his kayak in a rapids sec on where I flailed around (minus a life jacket or helmet) for an uncomfortable amount of me before I was able to get myself back in the boat and com- posed. It got serious quickly, and other than a few bro- ken toes from ge ng bashed off the rocks, I consider myself lucky, although somewhat embarrassed…