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2022

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 9th, 2022 | 4:38am PDT
STATUS: At 5:30 am MDT, the mail was reported to be 1/2 mile east of the Big Springs exchange, running approximately 3 hours behind schedule. The mail will next be handed off to Colorado riders.

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 9th, 2022 | 1:52am PDT
STATUS: At 2:30 am MDT, the mail was reported at Tri-Trails Park near Ogallala, running approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes behind schedule.

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 8th, 2022 | 10:56pm PDT
STATUS: At 11:45 pm MDT/12:45am CDT, the mail was reported at the Paxton,NE exchange, running approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes behind.

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 8th, 2022 | 6:16pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has reached North Platte at 8:13 pm CDT, about 40 minutes behind schedule.

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 8th, 2022 | 3:48pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony was south of Brady at 5:09 pm CDT, running about 40 minutes behind schedule.

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 8th, 2022 | 1:49pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony was at Midway Station south of Gothenburg at 3:34pm CDT, running about 1 hour 20 minutes behind schedule.

Torrential Rain, Hail and Wind Halt Pony for about an Hour SE of Hastings, NE.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
June 8th, 2022 PDT

The Pony was scootin’ along just fine, on time–see the Green “on-time” rider icon in the second screenshot–when the skies opened up with fury!  The first screenshot, later in time, shows the storm moving on through and the Pony as then being late (Red icon) while it rode out the storm under cover.  These screenshots are courtesy of our tech wizards at National Park Service who have put a weather layer on the interactive map for everyone to use and enjoy.   Anyone can do this!   —  Stablemaster Mary

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 8th, 2022 | 11:12am PDT
STATUS: Addendum Report: The gap in map pony icons from last night was due to the pinger shutting down during the severe weather delay. It took just a few minutes to get it powered up again to start transmitting.

Views of the Pony in Kansas and Nebraska

FROM: Racine Hillegom, on the Trail in Kansas and Eastern Nebraska
June 8th, 2022 PDT

FROM: SPOT Map
SENT: June 8th, 2022 | 8:58am PDT
STATUS: The Pony is south of Overton at 10:50am CDT, running 1 hour 35 minutes behind schedule.