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2014
See ya all up the trail!
FROM: Patsy Lange, Utah NPEA
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Good afternoon Tom!!! thanks again for the website; but I have noticed that Utah reports are not coming thru???? A cpl just posted from the west; but we rode the leg from Murray Park to Wyo; my daughter posted 3 times, using the phone number on the web; and checked phone # twice, but her messages did not get thru? just wondering what our problem is??? We enjoy keeping the website updated; and I encourage everyone else to! PLEASE NOTE: Incorrect number was listed – must have had a, Continue Reading
"How was the Ride?"
FROM: Patrick Hearty, Utah NPEA
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“How was the Ride?” Well, it was confusion and chaos, liberally mixed with pandemonium. We had a printed schedule and a BLM map, and only one rider who couldn’t make it. But it seemed that, for some reason, or likely a variety of reasons, no one was where they were expected all night long. We were constantly rushing horses out of trailers, throwing saddles at them and pulling on the bridle as the mail arrived. When we reached the end of the printed schedule, we were still 10 miles west, Continue Reading
Today my dream came true!
FROM: Becky Kimber, Utah Division NPEA
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I am from Utah and was with the division that picked up the mail at Ibapah. My ride was around 3:45 am about 8 miles from Simpson Spring. Some of my most cherished memories have been watching my dad and later three of my boys and one of my daughters ride in the Pony Express Re-ride; then add a daughter-in-law, her dad, her three brothers and her sister-in-law, to my list of cherished memories. However, I have always wished I could be one of the riders. Every year I, Continue Reading
2013
two young ladies anywhere on the planet happier than they were, out on Utah's West Desert
FROM: Trail Captain, Joseph Hatch
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June 23/24 were exciting days (and night) for two riders in the Utah Division who have become 14 years old during the past year. Josie Workman and Hannah Jenkins are both in multiple rider families. I can not imagine two young ladies anywhere on the planet happier than they were, out on Utah’s West Desert.
A heroic effort. The Pony Express riders of 1860 would have been proud
FROM: Ron Atkinson, Uinta County, Wyoming, Ride Captain
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Got call that the mail was 51/2 behind. Had to call riders and tell them not to be at Granger at noon, some were already on road as it takes us an hour to get to starting point. Most riders arrived at Sweetwater Uinta County Line around 3:30 pm. We lost 8 riders at start due to mail being so late as they had other obligations. Riders rallied and started offering to fill in runs. Mail finally arrived and we were off and running at 5:40pm. Run were spectacular ,, Continue Reading
Utah Division has put another Re-ride in the books
FROM: Patrick Hearty, Utah NPEA
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Utah Division has put another Re-ride in the books. Dave Riet and Jack Rhodes and their group received the mail at the Wyoming border about 1:15 A.M on Sunday morning, yes, a little late. They made a good run down the hill to Salt Lake City, and made the hand-off to our group, which left Murray Park at about 9:30 A.M. (Scheduled time was 5:00 A.M., but I guess nobody complained about a little extra sleep.) You don’t make up any time through Salt Lake Valley and Lehi, but we, Continue Reading
rider exchange just east of Faust, UT
FROM: Laurie Sakaeda
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We were at the Fairfield station and at a rider exchange just east of Faust, UT. The switch happened about a mile east of the Faust Station marker in kind of a gravel pit, so the background is kind of rugged. Of course this whole section of the trail is pretty barren with a lot of alkali, sagebrush, rocks, and little water. As the rider came in he said “I made it.”
Team One
FROM: Mark Jenkins, Utah NPEA
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Just give you a quick report. Our first Team One picked up the mail five and a quarter hours late at Utah-Wyoming border at one fifteen this morning. They had a very good ride. They made it to Murray Park in Salt Lake City and hand it off to Team Three which is Pat Hardy’s crew by nine fifteen this morning
Wyoming/Utah border
FROM: Sherry Kilpac Utah Division Team One
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We are at the Wyoming/Utah border. It’s ten oh three and we’re still waiting for the Wyoming people to show up. And moon’s out. Kinda chilly but we’re happy to be here.