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Eye Reckon Freedom Ride honors 20th anniversary

January 10, 2024 - 00:00
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On July 8, five months and nineteen days later, it rode into Calgary Stampede Headquarters, receiving international media attention and becoming a sensation throughout Canada. Courtesy Photo

It’s been 20 years since the Eye Reckon Freedom Ride left Bandera to blaze a historic trail to Calgary, Canada.To commemorate the ride, founding rider, Mary Schenk, wrote an account of their many adventures — good and bad — in her book, “Riders of the Storm: The True Story of the Eye Reckon Freedom Ride,” under her nom de plume, Mary Allyce.Mary rode the entire way with her long-time partner, the late Hoot Gibson. She will honor the anniversary and Hoot’s life at the Frontier Times Museum on Saturday, Jan. 20, by sharing her memories.On Jan. 20, 2004, the trail ...

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