SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Pony Express operated for just 18 months in 1860-61, but it is still part of history that continues to be shared and enjoyed.
Each June, members of the National Pony Express Association recreate the Pony Express in a Commemorative Re-Ride over 10 days. Letters are carried in a mochila over the original trail. The 1,966-mile, eight-state event is conducted 24 hours a day until the mail is delivered to its destination. This national event is an opportunity for all young and old to ride the Pony Trail and to receive mail via the Pony Express, or to watch the riders and horses rush by.
The event started in St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 15 and will end on June 25 in Sacramento, California.
The rider and their horse will enter the Lake Tahoe Basin on Wednesday, June 24, as they make their way down the original trail near Kingsbury Grade. They will then go through Stateline in front of the Pony Express statue at Harrah’s Tahoe and stop at Stateline Avenue and US50 to change the horse and rider and pass the mochilla full of mail in front of McP’s.
The fresh horse will then head out on Pioneer Trail to Golden Bear for another exchange by the fire station.
Watch this exciting part of history. People are welcome anywhere along the route. Currently, they are expected in Stateline at 5:30 p.m., but as of Monday night, the horse is running b