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FEATURES
A MOTORCYCLISTS’ HONEYMOON
BY CHARLES & MARY ELLEN COOPER
As written in a letter to her sister upon the return from their 1952 honeymoon trip.
Submitted by Guy Cooper for reprint in Thunder Roads Magazine OK/AR.
Charles & Mary Cooper
Stil water, OK May 1952
We got a rather late start for our trip – 4:30 pm on a cloudy
Saturday afternoon, May 24, 1952. It real ly made no di f ference,
though, as we had no definite destination, having decided beforehand
we would ride where our fancy took us, but primarily to see
the mountains in our home state, Oklahoma and the Ozarks of
Arkansas. We traveled on two Indian vertical twin Scouts.
Hovering rain clouds decided our course Saturday, at each cross-
roads we tried to avoid the stormiest looking clouds and this way escaped any rain until we reached Okmulgee
where we spent the night.
Sunday morning found us up, bright and early, riding to Henryetta,
where we attended church. On smooth highways, with clear
skies overhead we rode to Robber’s Cave State Park near Wilbur-
ton, OK. There we found many attractions besides the remark-
able cave; the lake with its’ boating and swimming; riding
stables; and old stagecoach trails and brindle paths; which were
a challenge to our riding ability. The effortless handling and good
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