Every year the Murfreesboro H.O.G. Chapter and Bumpus Harley Davidson of Murfreesboro take part in a Memorial Ride to the Bridge to Nowhere. January 1, 2009 was no exception. This year the weather was not bad at all. The temperature was in the 40’s and the sun was shining.
As you can see from the photograph, we had a large turnout. What better way to start off the New Year than on a ride with friends? I believe there were a total of 68 motorcycles and a handful of cages. I didn’t get a count on the number of people participating.
This year was somewhat emotional for many of us due to the loss of a very close friend this past year. It was an honor to stand high on this bridge above the hills and hollers of Middle Tennessee and take a drink of Gentleman Jack in honor of our loved ones. All shared a toast and thus the new year of riding has begun.
Many different groups and individuals come to this bridge to start off their year. I hope that all of you did something special to kick off 2009 in your own way. May we all have many more years of great rides and wonderful friendships.
Ride Safe,
Ronman
6 Comments
Sounds like a great way to start off the new year. Thanx for sharing the ride with us.
I second that Dean. I can’t think of a better way; I just wish we hadn’t had all that snow on New Year’s Eve. Then again, we do our Memorial Ride in the summer, so it wouldn’t be the same. It’s absolutely a great way to kick off the new riding season.
Oh yeah, what happened to the rest of your blog Ronman? Did you delete all your old stuff, or is this a problem on my end that I can’t see it?
Must be on your end Joker. I see all the old blogs all the way back to 2007.
Ronman
Wow… Ive been to that bridge many times but usually I am the only one there! That is a lot of bikes!
Swag
Please, where is this bridge? I live in East TN. and I’m looking for great places to ride to. This looks to be exactly what I’m looking for!
Chessie
Hey Chessie, Thanks for stopping by. The bridge is located on Hwy 145 between Auburntown, Tn. and Woodbury, Tn. I should have done a better job telling where it was in the blog. I guess my little absence from blogging has me rusty.
Ride Safe,
Ronman
P.S. Joker I think it was with the blog. Other folks had trouble too and I had the same problem over the weekend. Hopefully it’s fixed now.