Our grandfather did something similar at about the same age. Only he started in Texas and it was on horseback rather than a pick-up. His story was told in the 1928 book Cowboy by western artist and writer Ross Santee.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Va. boy drove 1,300 miles to Texas rodeo grounds
JETERSVILLE, Va. – A 13-year-old Virginia boy apparently loaded his family's pickup truck with food, clothes and his dog, hitched up a trailer with two horses in tow and drove nearly 1,300 miles to Texas, police said. The teen's parents found him safe Friday. Continued...
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Great story, isn't that urge just wired in to every boys DNA or something???? Running away to the rodeo, the circus, the moon????
It's true about our grandfather but his father sent him on his way with 40 dollars and a used saddle, figuring it was no use trying to stop him.
13 Wow!!! Knew where he needed to go ,I guess.
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