Well, lucky me - went on another ride today. Went just under 22 miles with a guy from church and his friend, seems I've found a local cycling buddy (local = a few miles down the road) which is pretty cool - he offered that it was the beginning of a great year of riding. We did yet another route I've never done.

On the ride we made a slight detour to see the Narrows of the Harpeth, - In 1818, a businessman named Montgomery Bell bought this land and (with the help of slaves) dug a tunnel through the embankment that separates the two sides of the Narrows of the Harpeth river. In doing so, he created enough moving water to power a forge, known as the Pattison Forge, that was used to turn large pieces of raw pig iron into smaller and more malleable pieces.

We also saw Mound Bottom, a prehistoric Native American complex that was built between 950 A.D. and 1300 A.D - both of these about 8 miles from my house and I never even knew it.

Photo of Mound Bottom