When two boys decide to ride from Oklahoma to New York City, it’s not just about the distance, but the heart and spirit of adventure. With only their ponies and the sky as their map, they journeyed almost 2,000 miles! From meeting presidents to joining the very first ticker-tape parade, these boys sure knew how to make an entrance. In this heartwarming Betcha Didn’t Know from Jimmy Yeary, we pay tribute to the indomitable spirit of the Abernathy Brothers, proving that age is but a number when it comes to epic adventures.

Discussion Questions:

1) Do you think kids today would be capable of a journey like this? What’s changed in how we raise children—and is that a good thing, a bad thing, or just different?

2) If you could take one epic, old-fashioned adventure with a sibling or friend (no phones, no GPS), where would you go—and what would be your modern version of “our tickets are out in the barn eatin’ hay”?

3) Jack Abernathy let his sons go on wild adventures at ages most parents wouldn’t even leave them at home alone. Was this courage, recklessness, trust—or something else? What do you think motivated him to say yes?