Reports from the Trail
2023
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 11th, 2023 | 6:29am PDT
STATUS: The Pony has just passed Black Rock Station, running almost an hour ahead of schedule.
Nevada Division Section 1: Woodfords to Carson City
FROM: Sam DiMuzio, NV Divison President
PDT
Hwy 50 & 395 Storms a-comin’ waiting on the mail .. & the hail Shadow Riding Big or small we take’em all! 1st Rider out Genoa exchange Drenched California started Nevada off 20 minutes ahead of schedule. We had a nice crowd gathered at Woodfords to see our first Pony Rider head out with the mail. We watched the white puffy clouds start to build, knowing what was to come and hoping we wouldn’t be in its path. No such luck! Our Pony Riders braved the cold downpours, hail, wind,, Continue Reading
Nevada division section 3 Hwy 50: Silver Springs to Fallon
FROM: Sam DiMuzio, NV Divison President
PDT
The Spring Market in Silver Springs NV Fallon here we come! The WA contingent with our HAM operator June 2 recon-just made it to Top Gun June 7 recon-couldn’t get halfway to Hooten Well After 3 separate days of trail recon where the consensus went from “nope” to “we can do this” to a definite “not gonna happen”, the contingency plan was put into play: Hwy 50 it is. While waiting for the last Section 2 rider to come in, the Section 3 riders hung out on the frontage road, Continue Reading
Nevada Division Section 2: Carson City to Highway 50 & 95A
FROM: Sam DiMuzio, NV Divison President
PDT
Lighted pony the reason why Gearin’ up for the night ride Sara and Lucy The week before. In normal years, the trail has us turning down Fort Churchill Road to Fort Churchill State Historic Park. But, this year has been anything but normal! The unprecedented snow pack created an unprecedented snow melt which has filled up all of our rivers, including the Carson River which decided to flood (and close) a portion of Fort Churchill Rd. In conjunction with the impassable situation of Section 3, the call was made to, Continue Reading
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 11th, 2023 | 5:29am PDT
STATUS: The Pony is approximately 9 miles west of Black Rock Station, UT, on schedule.
FROM: Pam Simmons
SENT: June 10th, 2023 | 11:19pm PDT
STATUS: The mail has been handed off from our Nevada to our Utah Division riders and the pony is currently running on time. Next exchange at Boyd Station 1:33AM (MT).
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 10th, 2023 | 8:48pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony is about 25 miles from the Nevada-Utah exchange point at Ibapah, UT, running about an hour behind schedule.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 10th, 2023 | 5:06pm PDT
STATUS: The SPOT GPS device has restarted and shows the Pony has left Shelbourne Rest Area, heading to Utah, on time.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 10th, 2023 | 3:20pm PDT
STATUS: Alas, the SPOT GPS device is not working again. We cannot get a support vehicle back into the area where the Pony is due to bad roads. We will be monitoring things and let you know when there is a change. As of last ping, the Pony was running about 4 hours behind to Shelbourne Rest Area.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 10th, 2023 | 12:49pm PDT
STATUS: The SPOT Device is now working again and we found the Pony and Rider. Per current calculations, the Pony is about 3 hours late heading to the Shelbourne Rest Area. The Pony is currently at about 7000 feet elevation.