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FROM: ka7ajq
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 1:59pm PDT
STATUS: As of 13:02 PST the Pony is in section 4, hwy 50 & 722, 39.5 miles west of Grubb's Well. Pony running about 1 hr, 45 min late.

FROM: K7VOC
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 12:05pm PDT
STATUS: (Pony Status 11:26) Rye Patch Wash exchange was at 11:26
2:26 behind

FROM: K7VOC
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 10:15am PDT
STATUS: (Pony Status 09:58) Dry Creek exchange was at 09:53, 2:01 behind.

FROM: DebiLynn Smith
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 9:24am PDT
STATUS: Hello Pony Express. Nevada had a successful ride through the night and passed through Grubb's Well Station at 08:05 on the way to Dry Creek Station. Nevada. Let's give a great big shout out to our Ham Radio Operators, who diligently follow our riders day and night and report REAL TIME GPS locations and are there to help with any problems along the trail. Thank you to Call Sign: ka7uis and Bob Williams. Great job!

FROM: K7VOC
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 8:21am PDT
STATUS: (Pony Status 08:05) Pony through Grubb's Well at 08:05
2:05 behind

FROM: K7VOC
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 6:44am PDT
STATUS: On June 13th (Pony Status 06:35) Pony has crossed Roberts Creek Rd

FROM: K7VOC
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 6:35am PDT
STATUS: As of 6:15am PST, the Pony has intercepted Garden Pass Rd east of Roberts Creek Rd.

FROM: ka6voc
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 5:31am PDT
STATUS: As of 5:20am PST the Pony has crossed Highway 278

Utah riders at Camp Floyd and between Faust & Lookout Pass

FROM: Leo E. Morin, USAF Ret.
June 13th, 2017 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

FROM: David Kittle
SENT: June 13th, 2017 | 2:30am PDT
STATUS: On June 13th at 1:55 am the Pony Rider and the mail were at Overland Pass in Nevada. The mail is running 2 hours and 10 minutes late.