Reports from the Trail: Stories

Kennekuk

FROM: Trudy Wischropp
June 15th, 2015 PDT

Here is a Twitter post I made about the NPEA coming through the Kennekuk area today. Pony Express & Twitter I tweeted about the Pony Express going through the area today. Kind of an oxymoron, isn’t it?  Or maybe not?  Was the Pony Express the Twitter of our day? Anywho….I loved seeing the riders change out horses.  Probably not as fast as they used to, but the riders are a little different than they used to be too.  The guy taking off and riding through Kennekuk today was almost 70, as, Continue Reading

The Tradition of the Re-Ride

FROM: Larry Carpenter, Sacramento, Member, California State Division.
June 15th, 2015 PDT

The NPEA is active all year promoting and preserving the History of the Pony Express and the Pony Express National Historic Trail. All 8 State Divisions have a number of events, parades, and local community activities they participate in. Each September the NPEA holds their annual Convention to conduct business, review the Re-ride, get updates on the Trail, and plan for the next Re-ride. Everything starts to come together and get focused in the Spring as the Ride approaches. Many State Divisions have Swearing-In Dinners where updates on the Ride, Continue Reading