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2017 Gathering of Eagles: Part 3

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Originally Published in Southeastern Rider Magazine, February 2018 The third, and final, in a three-part series of our trip to Gathering of Eagles, Cruiser Club, USA’s Annual Gathering. This is our trip back home. Any trip home is a reflective one. The new memories begin mixing with others, and before long, you are cruising down memory lane. We started out the day, leaving Fantana Village behind us, and rolling back down the mountains. The area is bit of a tourist trap, meaning places for things like food and gas are sparse, and pricey. Another trap is that there is often only one way to get in and out, and this is no exception. For us, that meant another trip down the Moonshiner 28. From that twisty ribbon, we veer off on to US 74, heading north. Still looking for fuel for the bike, and for ourselves, we headed into one of the first towns that popped up, taking Highway 19 in Bryson City. The first gas station we came across was closed for repairs. We made our way through to