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Big crowd greets Pony Express Re-ride in Nevada’s oldest town
A throng of cell-phone and camera wielding onlookers greeted the Pony Express Re-rider to Genoa around 2:25 p.m. Wednesday. As the two riders galloped into town a cheer went up. Read More…
Annual Re-Ride Gives Taste of the Old West
The Pony Express has fascinated Americans since its first riders carried the mail starting in April 1860. It traveled 1,966 miles between Missouri and California in 10 days or less. Read More…
Historic Pony Express re-ride on the move with stops today in Lyon County, Carson City, Genoa and Stateline
More than 750 horseback riders are crossing the United States from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, Calif., as part of the annual Pony Express Re-Ride. Riders will be coming…… Read More……
Pony Express re-rides through Carson City
National Pony Express Association riders recreating the historic Pony Express run this month made their way through Carson City Wednesday afternoon en route to Sacramento, CA. Read More….
Pony Express rides again! Riders to come through South Lake Tahoe Wednesday
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Over 750 horseback riders are crossing the United States from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California as part of the annual Pony Express Re-Ride. Riders will be coming through South Lake Tahoe Wednesday evening. Read More…
History comes alive with Pony Express Re-Ride
A family tradition with historic roots continued last week with the annual re-ride effort coordinated by the National Pony Express Association. Back in the 1960’s, Deb Hill, of Washington, said her father, Ralph Payne, participated in a similar effort along a portion of the Pony Express Trail for its 100-year anniversary. Read More…
The pony express is galloping into Sacramento.
This week, Sacramentans can watch the Pony Express ride again as the last leg of the 44th annual “re-ride” closes out in Old Sacramento. READ more, or Listen To…..
Pony Express rides through the Panhandle
Volunteer riders teamed up to recreate the 1860s mail delivery route, the Pony Express, touted in history as having joined eastern and western America. The 2022 Pony Express Re-Ride.. Read More and Listen……