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Rocket Miner — Pony Express riders gallop through Sweetwater County
FARSON – A town of 217 people was one of many stops for riders of the annual National Pony Express Association Re-Ride. Read more..
Annual Pony Express re-ride to make stops at Fort Churchill, Carson City, Genoa and Tahoe
The annual Pony Express Re-ride, a re-enactment of the original Pony Express Route that spanned nearly 2,000 miles passing through what are now seven western states, returns to the Carson City area on Wednesday, June 26. Read more..
Pony Express Riders to Pass Through Granger Saturday Afternoon
GRANGER – An echo from the past will pass through Granger Saturday afternoon when the Pony Express arrives during an annual re-ride. Read more…
Pony Express to hit stops in Utah on commemorative ride of historic route
SALT LAKE CITY — Riders with the National Pony Express Association embarked on a “re-ride” of the historic and legendary route starting in St. Joseph, Missouri, and its riders are scheduled to hit eight different locations in Utah on Sunday. Read more…
Re-enacted Pony Express passes through Nebraska Panhandle
SCOTTSBLUFF —The annual re-ride of the Pony Express was seen on area roads June 20. It is a time to relive history, to experience mail delivery when the West was still developing.A group of riders from the Scottsbluff area met in Bridgeport June 20, riding about 1-mile segments and trading riders. Read more..
(PHOTOS) Horses and riders rest up after re-creating stretch of Pony Express route
CASPER, Wyo. — Riders with the National Pony Express Association made a pit stop at Casper’s Trails Center on Friday as part of their yearly re-creation of the historic Pony Express mail route. After exchanging the traditional leather satchel containing locked pouches of mail to fresh horses and riders, the journey continued west. Read more..
Pony Express Riding Through Wyoming In Annual Re-Ride This Weekend
The National Pony Express Association’s annual re-ride of the famous Pony Express route between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California is galloping through Wyoming and kicking up dust again in the Cowboy State. Read more..
PONY EXPRESS RIDES INTO FOLSOM, SACRAMENTO THURSDAY
PUBLIC INVITED TO WITNESS EXCHANGES, PARTICIPATE IN RELATED ACTIVITIES AT FOLSOM HISTORY MUSEUM The National Pony Express is on the Historic Pony Express Trail once again, trekking from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento and Folsom will be one of its many stops along the way with three different riders making exchanges in the city limits … Continued
Pony Express re-ride coming this week
The Pony Express Re-ride is scheduled to pass through Carson Valley on its way to Stateline Wednesday. The annual re-enactment of the Pony Express started Monday in St. Joseph, Mo., and rides west this year, arriving in Old Sacramento on Thursday. Read more..
Pony Express ReRide comes through South Lake Tahoe Wednesday
Even though the Pony Express was in operation for only 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861, it is synonymous with the Old West. In the era before easy mass communication, the Pony Express was the thread that tied East to West. That bit of history is still reenacted each year during the Pony … Continued