Pony Express Annual Re-Ride @Fort Kearny Public Welcome! Spectators are encouraged to attend the mochila exchanges, meet the riders, take photos, and engage with local Pony Express volunteers at each major stop. Please note that times are approximate; follow the ride live via GPS tracking at https://npea.getblankspace.com/re-ride/follow-the-ride/ Location is the approx exchange location #PonyExpressReRide2025 Read…
The Pony Express Re-Ride leaves old Sacramento 2 p.m. today to cross the Sierra Nevada. The Nevadans will take the mochila around 1 p.m. in Woodfords, depending on tonight’s ride. It takes around two hours to get from Woodfords to Genoa. Visit nationalponyexpress.org to follow the rider. Read more …
ROCK SPRINGS — This year’s Pony Express Re-Ride is scheduled to pass through Sweetwater County on Monday, June 16, stopping to change riders and horses in Granger in mid-afternoon, the Sweetwater County Historical Museum announced in a special June 10 release. The first rider will leave Sacramento, California, on June 11, heading east, and the…
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Pony Express only lasted 18 months, from 1860-1861, but its history continues to be shared through the annual re-ride between Sacramento, California, and St. Joseph, Missouri. The 2025 round-the-clock 1,966-mile horseback relay departs from Old Sacramento on Wednesday, June 11 at 2 p.m., and it will end in St.…
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…
Although it was only in operation for 18 months, from April 1860 to October 1861, the Pony Express had a profound historical impact on the United States, so much so that it’s celebrated every year with the National Pony Express Re-Ride. This year’s Re-Ride kicks off Thursday, June 11, in Sacramento, CA, and will wrap…
return once again as the National Pony Express Association (NPEA) commemorates the legendary mail service with its Annual Re-Ride across eight states. This year’s thrilling cross-country relay begins in California and culminates in Missouri, tracing the original Pony Express route. The Wyoming Division proudly continues this historic tradition, with the handoff from the Utah Division…
Even as the Carson Valley Days carnival prepares to open in Gardnerville and Douglas High grads are preparing to matriculate in Minden, the annual Pony Express Re-ride will be hoofing it through Carson Valley on Thursday. The 2025 National Pony Express Re-Ride departs 2 p.m. Wednesday from Old Sacramento heading east. With a mostly full…
The rhythmic thunder of hooves, the flash of leather tack, and the unmistakable spirit of the Old West will return to Historic Folsom next week as the National Pony Express Association’s Annual Re-Ride charges into town. On Wednesday, June 11, at approximately 6:29 p.m., riders bearing the iconic leather mochila will arrive at the Folsom…
Article link SCHELLBOURNE — The National Pony Express Association will bring its annual Pony Express Re-Ride event through the rest area near Schellbourne on U.S. Highway 93 north of Ely — a ghost town which once was a stop for Pony Express riders and the Overland Stage Line. The approximate scheduled time for the horse to…
