Reports from the Trail: Stories
By Year
By State
2013
All is well!
FROM: Ginger Swigart
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Spending the night in Gothenburg NE. I have attached pictures from St. Joe the swearing in and Gary speaking to the crowd. In Kanas I included a picture of the riders coming into Seneca. The town of Seneca had a big event for the riders. Closed off the street and it was an all day event. In Nebraska today is a picture of many of the riders meeting in the town of Oak NE. All is well!
It has been a Loooooong day
FROM: Edward Hoover, Pony Express re-ride Special Correspondent
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It has been a Loooooong day . Up at 3am out the door by 4am , had to take a different route there do to hwy construction adding 20+ miles . Got to the Hollenberg Pony Express Station at 5:30am the incoming rider arrived at around 5:50+/- am almost a hour earlier than posted . The only ones there were myself and the next rider and his crew person whom only arrived about 10 minutes before the incoming riders arrival . BUT I did catch his arrival on camera ., Continue Reading
HARC escorting from Elwood, Kansas
FROM: Mike Crowe w0msc & wife Sharon, Hiawatha , Kansas
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HARC escorting from Elwood, Kansas to 140th and 75 hwy. one mile north of Sac & Fox casino. I am from Hiawatha Kansas. I have my radio up and I sent you some pictures. And I just wanted to let you know it was our Hiawatha amateur radio club is sponsoring the they escort and Wolf River Outfitters. Tom Johnansen is the owner of the outfitters group. And he was the one that I provided the vehicle for me to do the run and everything.
Lizzi Tremayne from New Zealand is writing a novel
FROM: Lizzi Tremayne from New Zealand
PDT
Lizzi Tremayne from New Zealand is writing a novel around the Utah portion of the trail and has created a blog on the Re-Ride and her novel. Here is a link to her blog.