Reports from the Trail: Stories
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2013
Schellbourne Re-riders Pony Express
FROM: Wendy Anderson, Schellbourne Re-riders Pony Express
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Hello, fellow Pony Riders, well we have all done it once again. Hope it was a great experience for everyone involved. Our group of 21 riders was scheduled to pick up the mail at 11:30 p.m. Nevada time, it was a few hours late. Shortly before 4:00 a.m. we took off down the trail. Our riders were all lined out clear to Tippets Flat. In the lead, we had our Nevada State President, Arthur Johnson lighting the way for us on his 4-wheeler. It was a huge help in making, Continue Reading
Greetings from El Dorado County
FROM: Larry Carpenter, California Division Member
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Greetings from Eldorado County. I have left the Ride for the Day. Time to head home and check my Emails and the Web, and prepare for the Arrival Ceremony in Old Sacramento. I noticed the Banner on the Ride Web Page…..Rider arrived Kyburz Dump 4:42- Departed 4:44. The site is off HWY 50 this side of the community of Kyburz. Actually a former Dump buried under landfill from the one of the landslides on the highway, and surrounded by cedars and pines. The north canyon wall overshadows it. A nice, Continue Reading
Greetings from Lake Tahoe!
FROM: Larry Carpenter, California Division Member
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Greetings from Lake Tahoe! The mail departed Stateline (California/Nevada border) at 11:30 AM, June 26, On-time. The Outgoing Rider Davey “Doc” Wiser of Placerville, California, was Sworn-In by California Division President Rich Tatman. His Ride is 4.3 miles to Trout Creek via US 50 and Pioneer Trail. About 40 people including Arthur Johnson, Nevada President, NPEA members from Nevada and California, and Tourists witnessed the event. Cool temperatures, scattered clouds, and beautiful Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is the last large body of water the Reride passes. Salt Lake is the, Continue Reading
Nevada Pony Express rider came rushing into California
FROM: Lori Babbage, California NPEA
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The Nevada Pony Express rider came rushing into California and met with Pony Express Rider Davey Doc Wiser. The weather was beautiful and great for a nice mountain run. The Mochila was exchanged the rider took the oath and then they were off in a flash.
The Secretary of the Nevada Division speaking to the crowd in Genoa
FROM: Ginger Swigert
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The city of Genoa and the Nevada Pony Express Association had planned numerous community events after the pony and rider headed towards the California state line. Special kudos goes to Nevada for making up the lost time and delivering the mail ahead of schedule. The Secretary of the Nevada Division speaking to the crowd in Genoa.
Each state has its own unique challenges to overcome
FROM: Ginger Swigert
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Each state has its own unique challenges to overcome as they carry the mail through different terrain. The states all find solutions to their challenges and the mail moves on. In Nevada the riders are riding through terrain where vehicles can’t follow them. This year the President used an all-terrain vehicle to make sure riders are safe as they ride through the night. Cowboy ingenuity is apparent in all the states. We drove into Cold Springs station and at least 5 rigs were ready to roll out as the rider, Continue Reading
two young ladies anywhere on the planet happier than they were, out on Utah's West Desert
FROM: Trail Captain, Joseph Hatch
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June 23/24 were exciting days (and night) for two riders in the Utah Division who have become 14 years old during the past year. Josie Workman and Hannah Jenkins are both in multiple rider families. I can not imagine two young ladies anywhere on the planet happier than they were, out on Utah’s West Desert.
Greetings from the banks of the Sacramento River and Sacramento, the Western Terminus of the 2013 Re-ride
FROM: Larry Carpenter, NPEA Corresponding Secretary
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Greetings from the banks of the Sacramento River and Sacramento, the Western Terminus of the 2013 Re-ride. Congratulations Tom on your excellent coverage of the Re-ride. Thanks for Posting the News Clips sent from On-line editions of newspapers on the XP Route. More to come. The Weeklies will start publishing tomorrow and Thursday. Combined with the Reports and Photo Albums it gives those of us still to Ride, still to go out and help with the Ride, and those who have already ridden an opportunity to catch the excitement of the event, and to, Continue Reading
A heroic effort. The Pony Express riders of 1860 would have been proud
FROM: Ron Atkinson, Uinta County, Wyoming, Ride Captain
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Got call that the mail was 51/2 behind. Had to call riders and tell them not to be at Granger at noon, some were already on road as it takes us an hour to get to starting point. Most riders arrived at Sweetwater Uinta County Line around 3:30 pm. We lost 8 riders at start due to mail being so late as they had other obligations. Riders rallied and started offering to fill in runs. Mail finally arrived and we were off and running at 5:40pm. Run were spectacular ,, Continue Reading
Utah Division has put another Re-ride in the books
FROM: Patrick Hearty, Utah NPEA
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Utah Division has put another Re-ride in the books. Dave Riet and Jack Rhodes and their group received the mail at the Wyoming border about 1:15 A.M on Sunday morning, yes, a little late. They made a good run down the hill to Salt Lake City, and made the hand-off to our group, which left Murray Park at about 9:30 A.M. (Scheduled time was 5:00 A.M., but I guess nobody complained about a little extra sleep.) You don’t make up any time through Salt Lake Valley and Lehi, but we, Continue Reading