Reports from the Trail: Stories
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2017
Mochila exchange Carson City, Nevada
FROM: DebiLynn Smith
PDT
The Mochila with the mail was exchanged behind the St. Charles Hotel at 11:11am today in downtown Carson City, Nevada. Rider Anne Martin & Rider Fred brought the mail in and Rider Debbie left at 11:11am. approximately one hour ahead of schedule. ! AWESOME JOB NEVADA PONY RIDERS AND PONIES!
Czech contingent joins NPEA CA for Annual Re-Ride
FROM: Larry Carpenter
PDT
Czech ReRiders Czech ReRiders Czech ReRiders In 1860- 1861, it was a Home Station for the Pony Express. This is what it looked like then. There was an exchange of Riders and horses here, but it was also an Inn on the road to Virginia City. Tonight it will serve as an International gathering of friends of the Pony Express! SPORTSMAN’S is not only a national historic trail landmark, but a very good restaurant. The California Division has held everything from monthly meetings, Ride Selection, to Ride Dinners here WELCOME, Continue Reading
Starry night ride in Nevada
FROM: Jill Andrews
PDT
Just got home from the reride. It was a fantastic starry night, cool but not cold. I rode two segments, The first from Shoe Tree to Middlegate station. The second from Sand Springs summit to almost Sand Mountain. The first stretch was a short piece on the highway, but followed by two miles of soft field on a quad type track. We were able to hit a nice lope and got it done in 15 minutes or so. The second leg was along the highway crest, but we found some, Continue Reading
Utah riders at Camp Floyd and between Faust & Lookout Pass
FROM: Leo E. Morin, USAF Ret.
PDT
And yet another great job by the voluminous number of riders, ponies and support staff, especially through the blowing sand and high winds (forecasted to be as high as 60mph gusts in parts of Utah)! My photos were taken on 6/11/17 at Stagecoach Inn/Camp Floyd and on the Pony Express Trail between Faust and Lookout Pass. I was my pleasure to briefly meet National President Dean Atkin and Utah President Mike Robison at Stagecoach Inn/Camp Floyd. Thanks to Dean for checking the hotline recording and providing me with a National, Continue Reading
Utah Team #3 Report
FROM: Patrick Hearty
PDT
Utah’s Team #3 may be the smokin’est group on the trail. With 18 riders, we carried the mochila across Utah’s west desert from Simpson Springs, in the dark and through a punishing south wind (some riders had to take creative routes home on Monday, as the winds had blown several semi’s over and I-80 in Skull and Tooele Valleys was closed). We ran 47 2-mile segments, which calculates out at about 94 miles, and did it in 9 hours and 15 minutes. Can’t say enough thanks to the riders, our, Continue Reading
Wyoming riders hand off the mail to Utah riders at 3:45am MT, Sun. June 11th
FROM: Ron Atkinson
PDT
What a great ride. received the mail from Sweetwater County 45 minutes late. by the time we reached Fort Bridger at 9:00 pm we had made up 35 minutes. Ride proceeded without any problems but darkness came and slowed us up. When we reached Evanston at 1:00 am we were right on time. The ride through town overwhelmed a first year rider and with horse problems we fell behind but got the mail to Utah state line at 3:45 a.m. Want to thank all our riders for being such a great, Continue Reading
More reporting from Utah
FROM: Patsy Lange
PDT
We were headed up Big Mountain when just a few feet off the road a big doe ran up the embankment and just behind her were twin fawns. They still had their spots, couldn’t have been more than a month old. They had to lunge to get up the hill but finally made it. We could not get a camera in time to take a picture, but such a great sight! We saw several other deer along the road on the way to the top of Big Mountain.
