Reports from the Trail: Stories
By Year
By State
2015
Kennekuk
FROM: Trudy Wischropp
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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.
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