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Post by milly on May 14, 2024 12:23:26 GMT -5
In 1913 the brothers [Abernathy] Louis [Bud] age 13, and Temple age 9, rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the photo. This was not the Abernathy boys firs adventure. In 1909 the two brothers, Louis “Bud” aged nine and Temple five, encountered a host of Old West obstacles, including wolves and wild rivers, when they rode more than 1,000 miles from Oklahoma to Santa Fe and back – ALONE!. The following year (1910) the brothers set their sights on New York City, which they reached after a month of hard riding. In the summer of 1911, they did the impossible. They rode nearly 4,000 miles, from New York to San Francisco, in only sixty-two days. Once again, the Abernathy Boys had made a historic ride without any adult assistance and accomplished an equestrian feat which has never been equaled.
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Post by yambw’s on May 14, 2024 13:11:00 GMT -5
Wow this made my day milly! Thank you.. the level of concentration to do those journeys would be a lot for us let alone a child, amazing!
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Post by aeroxbud on May 15, 2024 0:40:15 GMT -5
They sound like you Milly. Taking your father's motorcycle out without his knowledge. But on a grand scale. That is a crazy thing to do. Great story.
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