Reports from the Trail: Stories
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2018
Generations Riding in Wyoming
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The 3 times Great Grandson and 5 times Great Granddaughter of Major Howard Egan carrying mail through Wyoming, carrying on a family Pony Express tradition.
Family Fun on Wyoming Section!
FROM: Eddie Halls
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We hit the halfway mark at 11: 15am MDT Ride Captain Ron Atkinson and his granddaughter Halle … Ride Captain Ron Atkinson and his granddaughter Halle
Lost Hats in Flats
FROM: Jim Phelan
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Sorry no photo yet but, Rex, after his 10 mile lonely stretch across the flats near Carson Lake south of Fallon, NV ( said he was being tracked by some kind of critter), hands the mail off to me at approx 5:15 am. My Arabian mare was anxious to go after being in and around the trailer all night so she tries to go up the pass at a full gallop but needs to take a couple of breathers, the run down to the Geo thermo plant was real fun, Continue Reading
Sand Springs to Cold Springs
FROM: Jill Andrews
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Starting at 7:30 in the morning, received the mail 8 minutes early and began the first of three legs to ride on the Sand Springs to Cold Springs Team! What a run it was! Our first leg was 3.5 miles uphill to the top of the pass and handing off to Alina Raabe. Then on to Middlegate Station for another easy 2 mile section. Finally, we took a third leg when another member had some trouble with a horse going down in a trailer. We hear he was shook, but ok on, Continue Reading
2018 XP Rookie Tale
FROM: Sam DiMuzio
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A Rookie’s Adventure June 21, 2018 This was everything I hoped for and so much more!! Ever since my friend Sally Taylor posted her experience last year on Facebook, I was like “how do I do this!?!” It took me till March to join the Nevada Division and 3 months later here I am, riding 3 legs of Nevada’s 33.4 mile Section 1: Woodfords, CA to Carson City, NV. Apache, my 11 year-old Southern Nevada mustang, and I carried the mochila for a 2 mile stretch just 4 miles out, Continue Reading
First 2018 Re-Rider Departs Old Sacramento!
FROM: Annette Nylander
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The first ride of the year went off without a hitch. I was escorted in by our color guard, Cindy, Susan and Billy carried the flags with pride. My wonder mare Bonita, who has carried me on 14 of the last 16 years, pranced in with great form. I was sworn in, the mochilla was placed by Jim, I mounted up and was ready to ride. With only a minute to wait Bonita spun to face the route headed east and we were off. Crowds cheered as we departed. The, Continue Reading
2017
Night Riders, Robert’s Creek Station
FROM: Travis Gerber
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Pony Express Report Night Riders, Robert’s Creek Station 12 July 2017 The Night Riders of the Robert’s Creek Station, Travis Gerber and Andy Boyer, with the addition of two greenhorn recruits and the Nevada Division President, Arthur Johnson, were sworn in as Pony Express Riders on 13 June 2017 with strict instructions to see that the mail parcel in their charge be delivered safely from the top of the Diamond Mountains to Grubbs Well. Their former, long time Ride Captain, Steve Notterman, was unable to join them, and he, Continue Reading
Presidents report from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA
FROM: Dean Atkin National Pony Express President Re-Ride News Letter 2017
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Just like the sound of the horse hoofs beat falls silent in the fall of 1861, the last dispatched mail delivered and the horses and men disbanded onto greatness, so it is the same of the 2017 Pony Express Re-ride. Unlike the last ride in 1861, the mochila left St. Joseph, Missouri with over 1000 letters, on their way to locations all over the world. Leaving St. Jo with a shout instead of a cannon shot, it left at 3:00 PM, June 5, 2017, headed for Sacramento. The temperature reaching, Continue Reading