Reports from the Trail: Stories
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2016
My 8th year Re-Riding of The Pony
FROM: Carol Hunt, Schellbourne Re-riders
PDT
In White Pine County, there are 142 miles of 99% original trail. Remnants of several of the old “stations” which housed the horses and riders still exist. The Schellbourne Station on highway 93, about 35 miles north of McGill has a great exhibit and information at the rest stop. A huge silhouette of a Pony rider also marks the spot. The group that carries the mail is named after the old Fort Schellbourne. There are usually about 22 riders to carry the mail across the 142 miles, the longest section, Continue Reading