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The Legend of Booger Hill

Born just two days apart, in a shack just off of the Roaring River, Lewis Bumpass and Clark T. Farkwhar were bonded for life. Being from two different families that shared the same wooden shack, they grew up just like brothers. Living along the Western edge of the Cumberland Plateau, they soon found their destiny. These twin sons of different mothers, at the tender age of 6, were told the truth about their father. They were the sons of the infamous motorcycle racer Tee "Boozer" Murphy, who had once lived in those hills. Unfortunately his reputation with simultaneous ladies eventually led to his unexpected departure from the river valley and the leaving behind of his prized Indian motorcycle for the boys.

It turns out Tee "Boozer" Murphy was a mean and down-right ornery competitor. It was rumored that he once smeared battery acid on the seat of a man's motorcycle before the start of a race. Upon discovery by a most unfortunate manner, race officials had to once again question the Boozer's tactics. When the fans in the stands began to show their displeasure with Boozer, he responded with his typical indignant "booger salute". A scuffle soon ensued and the Boozer once again fell into the custody of law enforcement. Resulting in yet another deal with a judge in order to make the next race. Upon his release from custody, Boozer was off to the West Coast for a fateful day. There has always been some speculation about the legitimacy of Boozer's rise to stardom from the outset, but that is another story.

The pinnacle of Boozer's career came when he joined the Excelsior team for the prestigious 1913 Portland to Seattle road race. This is the only known photograph of  Boozer (second one from the right). It was to be the peak of his short and sordid life, when Tee "Boozer" Murphy tragically lost his life in a controversial high-side crash coming out of the now infamous "Dead Man's Turn". There were a lot of questions surrounding the death of Boozer, but Alvin "The Slasher" Cisceros (third from the right) denied any involvement and justice was never found. Tee "Boozer" Murphy was laid to rest on Booger Hill in the fall of 1913. Motorcyclists to this day pay homage as they pass his final resting place with the Boozer's signature "booger salute". Along with the motorcycle that belonged to their father, the boys were given a set of maps outlining the original roads that Boozer had once practiced on in preparation for the races. Those documents are preserved to this day by the Booger Hill Motorcycle Club.

To this day, the sons of Tee "Boozer" Murphy have carried out their self-appointed mission of exploring the far reaches of the Cumberland Mountains often wild and treacherous roads. Starting out with the Indian left behind by their father, Lewis and Clark from Booger Hill, Tennessee soon began to scour the local countryside to discover their roots. Starting out with maps left behind by their father, they have vowed to carry out the family honors of charting their motorcycle powered expeditions. Their rides were once legendary in these parts, and they haven't been without perils. Lewis's near-fatal flying leap off of "Hairy", the third leap at "The Three Stooges" on Highway 136, was just one of their flirtations with mortality, but finding a gap between the trees and he escaped with only minor scrapes and bruise. The occasional sightings still bring gossip to the churches on Sunday and the brothers, Lewis & Clark, continue to ride.

   The reports of Lewis & Clark's adventures are now being passed on to you. In honor of this great feat carried out by the common bond that all motorcyclists share, The Booger Hill Motorcycle Club was founded. Lewis & Clark have been gracious enough to leave us with these notes describing what they have found. We continue to receive new reports from them and people like you. And, as they come in we will post them here. This web site is dedicated to the passing of knowledge that Lewis & Clark have so diligently pursued since they first sat on a motorcycle. Many of the maps on this web-site were taken from the actual documentation charted by Tee "Boozer" Murphy himself. 

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