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2022
Emigration Canyon, UT
FROM: Wendy Bowman
PDT
Hello: I took this photo as the re-ride came through Emigration Canyon, UT today. It was such a great experience to see this. Thanks for keeping history alive. Wendy Bowman
Utah Team 3
FROM: Pat Hearty
PDT
Utah’s Team 3 picked up the mail from the Wyoming riders and headed west under a beautiful moon. Seventeen riders, perfect weather, and every rider in place and on time. Just a few screw-ups in the schedule, which everyone dealt with and adapted. We delivered the mochila at Murray Park pretty close to on time. We had 4 first-time riders under age 16, and we sure hope they had fun and will want to come back. Isabelle Hearty wasn’t sure she was ready, but finished her ride wishing for more. , Continue Reading
Faust
FROM: Patsy Lange
PDT
We came through at Faust at 5:15pm MDT, 15 minutes ahead of schedule. Still a lot of wind. Truck says it’s 96°, but we’re having a great ride!
Murray Park
FROM: Patsy Lange
PDT
We received the mail about 10 minutes early at Murray Park and left Murray Park at 11:30. The pony is now 3 MI from Camp Floyd inn in Fairfield we’re making really good time it’s been warm but not too hot. Right now we have wind so some of us couldn’t keep a hat on but we’re all having a good time.
2021
Utah Division Trail Ride
FROM: Patrick Hearty, Utah Division
PDT
A couple of photos at the Utah Division trail ride, Stansbrury Island, September 25, which was National Public Lands Day (though we were on private property). Seven riders, perfect weather. Photos by Jerry Hurst
From Utah Team 2 -- Murray Park to Wyoming
FROM: Cindy Furse
PDT
Hello from Team 2! We had a great night-time ride from Murray Park (about 4500 S State Street, Salt Lake City) to the Wyoming border. The mail came in an hour and a half late (1030 pm) but was passed off to Wyoming on time (630 am). It was one of the smoothest rides I’ve seen, with everyone working together. Because it was dark, and a road, the convoy of trailers with flashing lights helped protect the pony and rider from nearby traffic, though once we got out of town,, Continue Reading
Sentiments from Utah.......
FROM: Pat Hearty
PDT
Got to offer a heartfelt and well deserved thanks to the riders, horses, and support group from Utah Team 3. Through much confusion, ride schedule mix-ups, midday temps above 100 F, and despite missing a handful of our best riders, this group came through. We needed every horse and rider to make it, but everyone stepped up and worked through the problems to finish our run to Simpson Springs. And you ought to see the girl who drives our pilot car. Good luck to the riders to the east. Go, Continue Reading
2019
Cousins Ride for Utah!
FROM: Beverley Heffernan
PDT
Attached is a photo of myself on the left and my cousin Françoise Crispin from Houston. Photo taken at Simpson Springs while waiting for the Pony. We were two of the 9 adventurous riders of Utah’s Team 2 that got the mail from Simpson Springs to Ibapah. No photos of us riding because it was generally dark! I was proud to be a part of a small but intrepid team that worked together to get the job done. The remote west desert of Utah is always fun to ride, it, Continue Reading
Sunset at Simpson Springs
FROM: Patsy Lange - Utah Trail Captain team 2
PDT
little did I know last winter when I expressed to Mark Jenkins one of my trail Captains that I would like to assist him as a trail captain if he needed me. About two weeks before the re- ride, Mark’s horse stumbles and he ended up breaking his pelvic bone. the other trail captain at the last minute could not get off work this year so he could not assist. Since I had volunteered, guess what, tag – I’m it – the trail Captain this year! I gladly took the, Continue Reading
