PRESS ARCHIVE
2017
Old West comes through Carson City during Pony Express re-ride Wednesday
Imagine the year 1860 with vast wilderness and wide-open plains between Missouri and California. You’re one of the chosen riders on top of a horse with a mochila strapped on your saddle, navigating along the trail where unknown dangers lay ahead. You’re not on leisure trip, you’re one of a team of young men traveling … Continued
Pony Express re-ride to cross Churchill, Lyon counties
Pony Express riders were scheduled to arrive at Cold Springs Tuesday night and then at Fort Churchill early Wednesday morning on their way toward Genoa. The Pony Express is expected to arrive in Carson City at 12:30 p.m.. Riders travel to Fuji Park and then across to Jacks Valley Road along the old trail. Read … Continued
Pony Express re-ride arrives in Nevada
The Pony Express Re-ride crossed into Nevada and was at Overland Pass at 1:55 a.m. Monday. The latest report from the trail was that the rider reached Grubb’s Well at 8:05 a.m., two hours and five minutes behind schedule. Read more ….
The Pony Express Reenactment Rides Through Casper
Casper, Wyoming – Casper residents saddled up for yet another ride in memorial of The Pony Express. The 10 day 2,000 mile ride started in Missouri and extends to California. The Pony Express, the 19 month long mail delivery service was beat out by the invention of the telegraph, but residents and history enthusiasts across … Continued
Pony Express in Casper
Over 150 years after the riders of the Pony Express carved their place in the history of the Western United States, a new generation saw the innovative mail system of the old west come alive Friday afternoon in Casper. It was a quick stop shortly before 3 p.m. at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, … Continued
Pony Express gallops through the Valley
Back in 1860, a small group of riders for the Pony Express would make the ten day trek from Missouri to California to deliver letters. Despite lasting less than two years, the legacy of the nearly 2,000 mile route lives on today. Read more ….
Pony Bob Haslam and the Pony Express
Much has been written about the Pony Express and the place it has occupied in the History of the American West. Many of the stories written about the Pony Express were romanticized fictional accounts. One true story about the Pony Express that is well documented is the exciting adventures of of Pony Bob Haslam. Read … Continued
Pony Express passes through Dawson County
GOTHENBURG — A Pony Express station on private land was opened to the public briefly on Wednesday as the National Pony Express Association Re-ride passed through the area. Midway Station, located three miles south of Gothenburg and a mile to the east on the 96 Ranch, was the site of a mochila hand-off during the … Continued
Riders trace Pony Express route and recall history of the West
There is something timeless in the sound of a horse’s hooves on the Wyoming prairie, the heat of the sun beating on a dusty rider as she crests a hill. While men may have penned the history of the West into books and letters, those stories stem from miles of hoof prints and the sweat … Continued
“Davey Doc” ride as he participates in the Pony Express
Last week an unexpected visitor walked into the Folsom Telegraph office. As I heard the gentleman asking for directions to access the nearby bike trail, his voice was all too familiar so I made my way up from my office to the front lobby to put the face with the voice. Read More ….