11th Annual Frosty Bunz Ride
by Andre Ney
The 11th Annual Frosty Bunz Ride brought out 400 bikes and more than 450 riders on March 2, 2008. The bikers were ready to ride after a record amount of snow in the Inland Northwest that kept the bikes in hibernation too long. They started arriving at The Roadhouse, the sponsor of the run, in Post Falls, ID around 9:00am. Temperatures were in the high 30’s-low 40’s. Riders were bundled up and interesting face covers. Some had skulls and other funny faces while other were wrapped up in large mufflers. The ride left at 11:00 am. There were so many bikes it was necessary to start them out in groups of 20. The bikes stretched for miles. We traveled east on Seltice to North West Blvd, through Coeur d’Alene to the first stop at The Time Out Tavern on Government Way in Hayden, ID. The next leg took us through Farragut State Park to The Captains Wheel in Bayview, ID, then on to One Eyes in Rathdrum, ID. The run ended up at Curley’s, co-sponsor of the run, in Hauser Lake, ID. Curley’s had “all you can eat chili” for $3.00 along with live music and raffles. The chili really hit the spot after the cold 80 mile cruise.
Snow was on the ground in a lot of places, but the roads were clear. Riders needed to watch for sand as there was still quite a bit of it on the roads. It was a frosty ride, but everyone really enjoyed getting out after being cooped up by the long winter. It was great time of renewing friendships and making new ones.
