Reports from the Trail

2nd year as a Ride Lieutenant

FROM: Christine Starr
June 16th, 2017 PDT

I just finished my second year as a Ride Lieutenant for the National Pony Express Re-Ride.  I started in Tahoe at the State Line on Wednesday June 14th at 3:15 (left Placerville at 1:00), rider was coming in at 5:30 (we have to be in place 2 hours ahead when we are in the mountains), followed my different riders down the mountain.  Normally I would have been done at XP Corral,  but while we were in Tahoe waiting, my co-pilot Cinder & I decided we wanted to go the whole, Continue Reading

Rider Report - Janice and Rose

FROM: Janice Scandrett, Nevada Division
June 16th, 2017 PDT

I think most of us have some sort of a “bucket list”.  One of the items on mine was to participate in the Pony Express re-ride.  I’ve been going to do it for the past couple of years, but it just didn’t work out.  This year the timing was right, I had the perfect horse and a friend to go with me.  We originally signed up for one leg from Mound House part way into Carson City with the Top Gun-Fort Churchill-Carson City group of riders.  We were later asked, Continue Reading

Rider Report – Petra Keller – Part 1 Team Jares

FROM: Petra Keller
June 16th, 2017 PDT

Rider Report – Petra Keller – Part 1 Team Jares   This year the Pony traveled west, this meant Red & my first leg would be with Team Jares (Railroad Pass > Cold Springs Station, NV). This section starts at Railroad Pass on Hwy 722, crosses the flat to Smith Creek Ranch across the Desatoya’s down to Edwards Creek, onto Hwy 50 and into Cold Springs Station. We divide the section up – the first team will cover Railroad Pass to Smith Creek Ranch, Alex will go over the Desatoya’s, Continue Reading

Night into Day – 3 Riders Cover the Distance

FROM: Diane Garland
June 15th, 2017 PDT

Stephanie Buranzon, Cassidy LeGaux and I leapfrogged the remote 32 mile section between Schurz Highway and Fort Churchill in Nevada. Cassidy started out on Costa riding the first 3 miles after we received the mochilla at 3:15 am, running 15 minutes ahead of schedule. Stephanie on Cruzer then took over the next 3 miles, and I did the next riding Louie. We continued this way until the last 3 legs and Stephanie did 4 miles, and Cassidy and I split the last 7 miles at 3.5 Each. The darkness when, Continue Reading

Mochila exchange in Genoa, Nevada

FROM: Jill Andrews
June 14th, 2017 PDT