Photo Tag ---Anyone want to play?

[blupupher]

Can you at least put a ban on pics from Las Vegas?!

LOL, well, if you ride from Kansas to Vegas, I would think it should be allowed.

But there are some tags in the past that are near impossible for some, yet easy for others, so I don't think it is necessary to put restrictions on it.

[brettchallenger]

Back riding after my accident but this one is hard. We have a big US airbase a pleasant morning's ride away

and I thought there might be something there but the police get a bit tetchy about photography and even Google Earth Street View is blacked out, so I can't cheat and photoshop it.

[W109driver]

This is a nightmare for Europe, as we only have the original stuff.

[blupupher]

OK, since this has not been tagged, lets change it.

How about a giant statue of some type?

[Balsawings]

Hi all. This is a introduction as well as my entry to the Photo Tag topic. This is my first time replying or posting to the forum but I've been lurking for a couple of years. This GoldwingDocs is a fantastic site. Very helpful. Didn't find the Photo Tag topic until just a couple days ago. Before going for a ride today I checked to see what the tag was and luckily I'm able to participate. I ride a 1981 Honda GoldWing GL1100I or a 1982 Honda SilverWing GL500I. The Goldwing is on the lift getting all new brakes so today I was riding the SilverWing. I hope that's alright? Also because of the location of the Statue in the picture I had to ride the bike on the sidewalk to get a good picture, so my riding partner took the picture while I was on the bike with the engine running in case someone didn't appreciate my bike on the sidewalk. Just in case we had to make a quick getaway.

I know most pictures are riderless, so I hope this is alright.

The statue is of Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, TN. dedicated in 1987.

If the picture is acceptable then the next tag is a picture of a covered bridge or any bridge listed in the Historic registry. This picture was also taken in Sevier County Tn.

Cheers, Bob C.

[blupupher]

Your Silverwing is still a Wing (and while Goldwings are preferred, it is not required).
Same for you on your bike, nothing about that either way. Most are the bike itself since many are solo riders.

[brettchallenger]

What purpose does a covered bridge serve, other than to cross a river etc? What was the cover used for? Did it once have a toll booth under it?

[dingdong]

What purpose does a covered bridge serve, other than to cross a river etc? What was the cover used for? Did it once have a toll booth under it?

Back in the 1800s bridges were made from wood. The cover is to protect the trusses and decking from weather rot.

[brettchallenger]

Such things are very rare in England. And tend to be like the above.

[Balsawings]

Brett, my intention was to get a picture that included an "old" bridge. In the USA anything as old as a covered bridge would be on the Historic registry (there's over 30 in the state of Tennessee alone). If you can get a picture of your bike with a bridge built in the 19th century (or older) then I would say it qualifies. The bridge in your picture is obviously that old, if you can get the bike in the picture, then it works. Of course you might need a boat or floats.

Bob C.

[brettchallenger]

That is the "Bridge of Sighs" in Oxford (university). It isn't all that old despite its looks, I believe it was built around 1914. It is also a long way from where I live. If the weather eases up I might go out and find a bridge I can park next to that meets the criteria, though it definitely won't have a roof on it.

[GrapeVine]

I’ve also got this one posted elsewhere on the www, but I think it’s a good one.
A non-Hollywood movie set, where most of the movie was filmed.
Answer either:
(1) set location Name or
(2) Movie Title
and move on, you’ve got the torch.

This movie starred some young men, still famous (2021), and some seasoned gentlemen (Some have passed)
The single word title shares its name with a single instrument melody that brings tears.
(Per the rules, pic 1 has GW, pic 2 is of same set, different area, unsafe to include GW)

[Rambozo]

It isn't all that old despite its looks, I believe it was built around 1914.

I heard this about the difference between the US and the UK. Where in the UK 100 years is just the other day, while in the US 100 miles is right down the street.

[brettchallenger]

I heard this about the difference between the US and the UK. Where in the UK 100 years is just the other day, while in the US 100 miles is right down the street.

I managed to get most of the info wrong anyway. The bridge is in Cambridge University - not Oxford. And was constructed in 1831 not 1914.

I love the vastness of the US and the fact that you can ride for days at a time in the same general direction and still be in the same country. Here I can ride from coast to coast in a morning.

[blupupher]

...
I love the vastness of the US and the fact that you can ride for days at a time in the same general direction and still be in the same country. Here I can ride from coast to coast in a morning.

Some states you can ride all day and still be in the same state.

[DenverWinger]

"The sun has rose, the sun has set. And here you is, in Texas YET!"

Done that....

[WingAdmin]

Might I make a suggestion?

It seems like the Photo Tag goes in spurts - people will go through them quickly, then a tough one comes up and it stagnates for weeks. Some people don't bother, because by the time they could ride out and post a picture, it's already moved on.

I would suggest that maybe we have a "Photo Tag of the Week" - each week is a new challenge. People can post pictures all week long for the chosen challenge. People can vote on the pictures being posted by clicking "Like" on the message containing the photo. At the end of the week, say on Monday morning the photo with the most likes is the winner, and that person gets to pick the next challenge.

That way we don't get stuck on a challenge that nobody can figure out, and everyone gets an opportunity to play.

I like GrapeVine's earlier challenge:

A non-Hollywood movie set, where most of the movie was filmed.

Let's use a modified version of that for the first one: The first challenge is to post a picture of your motorcycle in front of someplace a movie was filmed. You must name the film.

We'll start this one now, but let it run for just a few days extra (through May 9th) to get it going.

[Rambozo]

I used to work near a place where a lot of period piece movies were filmed. You could always tell when they were coming because a crew would come out a few days before and fill in the ADA sidewalk ramps. There was one Tom Hanks film where things got delayed, so they had people out stapling leaves on the trees to hide the fact that it was winter.

[Andy Cote]

The first challenge is to post a picture of your motorcycle in front of someplace a movie was filmed. You must name the film.

We'll start this one now, but let it run for just a few days extra (through May 9th) to get it going.

Marshall Point LIghthouse, Maine
"Forrest Gump"

[GrapeVine]

I like to modification. To further it along, here’s the quote of questions and clues:

A non-Hollywood movie set, where most of the movie was filmed.
Answer either:
(1) set location Name or
(2) Movie Title
and move on, you’ve got the torch.

This movie starred some young men, still famous (2021), and some seasoned gentlemen (Some have passed)
The single word title shares its name with a single instrument melody that brings tears.

1)Valley Forge Military Academy
https://www.vfmac.edu/academy
2) TAPS
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0083169/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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[Mean Wing]

Okay, I'll admit it was not used in a "movie", but this is the site of "New Alexandria" from the series "The Walking Dead." It's 50 minutes southwest of Atlanta, in the small town of Senoia (pronounced: Suh-noy). Ironically, the main street through Senoia was used in the first few seasons of TWD, as the town of "Woodbury". On the attached sat pic, you can see how close they both were . . .

[WingAdmin]

Here's mine - Mansfield Reformatory, about 45 minutes from my house. It's the prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed.

Mansfield Reformatory

Double bunk inside cell

Looking down the cell block

Solitary confinement cell

Cell interior

Main shower room

Tunnel Prop

Tunnel Prop

[safety730]

Honor our fallen veterans, firefighters and women, ambulance workers and police people who have fallen in the line in the course of their work

[jimm4]

the cheoah dam ---1993 'the fugitive HARRISON FORD starredin it

[billball]

A trip to Vulcan Alberta Canada from Calgary. Great Day for a ride.
The picture is of my 1983 GL1100 in front of the USS Enterprise Monument to Gene Roddenberry.
This town is famous for it's Star Trek Theme.
My name is Bill Ball and I live in Calgary Alberta Canada