Reports from the Trail: Stories
By Year
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2019
Cousins Ride for Utah!
FROM: Beverley Heffernan
PDT
Attached is a photo of myself on the left and my cousin Françoise Crispin from Houston. Photo taken at Simpson Springs while waiting for the Pony. We were two of the 9 adventurous riders of Utah’s Team 2 that got the mail from Simpson Springs to Ibapah. No photos of us riding because it was generally dark! I was proud to be a part of a small but intrepid team that worked together to get the job done. The remote west desert of Utah is always fun to ride, it, Continue Reading
Exchange at Fort Churchill Rd and Highway 50 in Dayton, NV
FROM: Liz Hartley
PDT
Dayton, NV – go pony!
Fort Kearny to Cozad
FROM: Cathy Stevens
PDT
I hear the biscuits & gravy breakfast was good! We had a good ride this year, even though some horses decided against loading. The weather was great, cool temps, and breezy! There was wildlife in the ditch now & then, but it was a blur as the horses and riders ran past. We had lunch at Veteran’s park in Cozad, thanks for the hamburger meal ladies! I was able to get pictures of some of our group, which I like to do! See you all next year!
Schellbourne Riders' Report
FROM: Wendy Anderson
PDT
Well, another year has already come and gone for us and the 2019 re-ride will soon be complete. We started Sunday afternoon camping at Hicks Ranch with a whole lot of sheep for company. Before dinner, we had the ceremony for new members, the swearing in and taking of the Pony Express oath. New members included Travis and Suzette Bradshaw, Loyde Cobb, Kent Lynskey, Jennifer, and Siddy McWilliams, and Jennifer Trice. After dinner, we had time to sit around the fire and visit, then a few hours of sleep, before, Continue Reading
Sunset at Simpson Springs
FROM: Patsy Lange - Utah Trail Captain team 2
PDT
little did I know last winter when I expressed to Mark Jenkins one of my trail Captains that I would like to assist him as a trail captain if he needed me. About two weeks before the re- ride, Mark’s horse stumbles and he ended up breaking his pelvic bone. the other trail captain at the last minute could not get off work this year so he could not assist. Since I had volunteered, guess what, tag – I’m it – the trail Captain this year! I gladly took the, Continue Reading
