Reports from the Trail
2016
Pony rider travels 2 miles in 5 1/2 minutes!
FROM: Patrick Hearty, Utah NPEA
PDT
Utah’s Team 3 carried the mail from Simpson Springs to Murray Park in Salt Lake Valley, and man, did they do it right. Team 1 picked up an hour coming across the desert at night, and Team 3 picked up another half hour between Simpson and Eagle Mountain. After that, you do not gain any time, as all rides are on city streets with pavement, traffic, etc. But on the first half, we had Pony Express riders of the highest order. Trever Carpenter left Simpson and rode 2 miles in, Continue Reading
FROM: National Pony Express Hot Line (1-855-809-8589)
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 7:31pm PDT
STATUS: At 4:42am MDT the mail was reported passing Boyd's Springs about 3 hours behind schedule.
FROM: David Kittle, Third Vice President, NPEA
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 7:10pm PDT
STATUS: At 19:30 hrs MDT the Pony was passing the "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City, UT, one and one-half hours late.
FROM: David Kittle, Third Vice President
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 2:04pm PDT
STATUS: At 15:00 hrs, MDT, the Pony was at the North end of Eagle Mountain in Utah.
Well Done Pony Riders!
FROM: Jill Andrews Ride Captain
PDT
This is Jill Andrews Ride Captain for Churchill to Highway 95 in Nevada Churchill County just want to pass on a big well done to all the Riders and California and Nevada and Utah to date even though the mail is behind I know they’ll make it up and in true Pony fashion. all of my team was where they needed to be when they needed to be and did the best they can and I think that’s all we can really hope for. It was a job well done, Continue Reading
FROM: Jamie Marviddakis, Utah Division Team 2
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 10:53am PDT
STATUS: Team 2 delivered the mail to Simpson Springs at 10:00 am MDT, 2 hours behind schedule, but we made up an hour on the desert, and the whole team did awesome. Thanks for everyone's help and support.
FROM: Jamie Marviddakis, Utah Division Team 2
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 10:53am PDT
STATUS: Team 2 delivered the mail to Simpson Springs at 10:00 am MDT, 2 hours behind schedule, but we made up an hour on the desert, and the whole team did awesome. Thanks for everyone's help and support.
FROM: National Pony Express Hot Line (1-855-809-8589)
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 7:31am PDT
STATUS: At 4:42am MDT the mail was reported passing Boyd's Springs about 3 hours behind schedule.
FROM: David Kittle, Third Vice President, NPEA
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 12:02am PDT
STATUS: On 18 June at 23:44 hrs the Pony was at Ibapah, UT, running 2 hours and 44 minutes behind schedule.
FROM: David Kittle, Third Vice President, NPEA
SENT: June 19th, 2016 | 12:02am PDT
STATUS: On 18 June at 23:44 hrs the Pony was at Ibapah, UT, running 2 hours and 44 minutes behind schedule.