WYOMING NEWS ARCHIVE
2023
National Pony Express Re-Ride Traveled through Granger Monday
SWEETWATER COUNTY — This year’s Pony Express Re-Ride passed through Sweetwater County right on time Monday afternoon, stopping to change riders and horses in Granger, according to the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. Read More….
Pony Express Re-Ride passes through Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, June 13, the Pony Express Re-Ride passed through Casper with stops at Fort Caspar and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center. Read More….
The Pony Express rides again!
SWEETWATER COUNY — This year’s Pony Express Re-Ride passed through Sweetwater County right on time Monday, June 12, stopping to change riders and horses in Granger at 3 p.m. , the Sweetwater County Historical Museum said in a special press release. Read More….
Pony Express Re-Ride: “We’ve Got 500 Miles And 56 Hours To Get Across Wyoming”
The Pony Express rides again, but if it rains much more the horses may have to swim. For 10 days each June, volunteer riders carry real U.S. mail on horseback across Read More…
Pony Express re-ride comes to Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, June 13, the Pony Express re-ride will pass through the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper. At about 6 pm, people will see the ponies ride by in a reenactment of the historic mail system. The original Pony Express was a system where riders would deliver mail to remote … Continued
THE EXCITING PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE HAS ENTERED WYOMING
Another year, another Pony Express Re-Ride is underway and the riders in Wyoming have taken possession of the mail. Read More……
2022
Pony Express rides strong and hard
GUERNSEY—Nary an entrepreneur has been able to avoid a failed venture—short-run businesses are not unusual for a variety of reasons…….the members of the National Pony Express Association who reenact the mission each year in June. On as near to the original trail as possible from St. Joe to Sacramento, 700-plus riders saddle up and carry mail … Continued
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride gallops through Wyoming
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – Over 10 days, more than 750 riders will work as a relay team to re-trace the Pony Express trail through eight states. The Pony Express only operated for 18 months, but the mail delivery became a symbol of the Old West. Read More…
Pony Express Re-Ride headed through Fremont County Saturday
Pony Express-Re-Ride riders are on the trail en route from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA, and they are scheduled to pass through Fremont County on the morning of Saturday, June 11. Read More….
Pony Express Rides Again Through Wyoming Beginning On Thursday
It’s the stuff of great western movies — the lone horse and rider, racing at breakneck speed across the plains, carrying the mail from stage stop to stage stop. Read More…..