MURRAY, Utah (ABC4) — The 2026 National Pony Express Re-Ride made its way through the Beehive State on Sunday. From June 15 to June 25, riders in authentic attire are carrying a traditional mochila packed with 1,570 letters on a 1,900+ mile horseback journey across eight states, honoring a vital chapter in U.S. communication history…
MURRAY, Utah (ABC4) — The 2026 National Pony Express Re-Ride made its way through the Beehive State on Sunday. From June 15 to June 25, riders in authentic attire are carrying a traditional mochila packed with 1,570 letters on a 1,900+ mile horseback journey across eight states, honoring a vital chapter in U.S. communication history…
“Echo, at the mouth of Echo Canyon, is basically the gateway to Summit County and Utah,” Morrison said on KPCW’s “Local News Hour” Tuesday. “It’ s the site of the Pony Express and the Lincoln Highway and the Mormon pioneers and mountain men. People that came to Utah pretty much came through that corridor. So,…
The Pony Express rides again. To celebrate the mail service’s 165th anniversary, the National Pony Express Association has recruited branch members from across the country to participate in the commemorative ride from Sacramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri. The ride starts at 2 p.m. California time today (June 11) and is scheduled to end at…
SALT LAKE CITY — Riders with the National Pony Express Association embarked on a “re-ride” of the historic and legendary route starting in St. Joseph, Missouri, and its riders are scheduled to hit eight different locations in Utah on Sunday. Read more…
Youtube news documentary about Sandy mayor riding the Pony Express. Fox 13 News feature. See more….
Eagle Mountain exchange by Utah Riders, Click here for TV Report
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — From 1860 to 1861, young men ran across the United States on horseback carrying a simple leather mochila full of letters addressed to faraway homes and people from the West to the East. As they raced across various terrain Read More…
SALT LAKE CITY — Cindy Toone glanced over as a light-rail train car buzzed through Main Street in front of her Friday, quickly comparing it to a revolutionary idea from over 150 years ago. “It could be said that the Pony Express was the first rapid transit, the first fast mail line across the continent,”…
