In 1913, the brothers, 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’ first 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 that has never been equaled
Update:
If you like to read their story, they publshed a book about their adventure, Bud and me.
In 1909 5-year-old Temple and 9-year old Bud rode from Guthrie, OK. to Santa Fe, NM alone. In a span of 4 years, the brothers traveled the U.S. (more 12, 000 miles) by horseback, car, and motorcycle.