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…
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…
June 19 – Here Comes the Pony! Featuring NHTIC employee, Reid Miller Presentation at Fort Caspar, 4001 Fort Caspar Rd, Casper, WY 82604 Join us at the Fort Caspar Museum June 19 at 11:00 a.m., when NHTIC interpreter Reid Miller will highlight the dedicated volunteers of the Pony Express Association, and the necessary planning for…
Riders will carry a leather mochila filled with mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in a 10-day relay that begins in mid-June 2026. More than 600 participants will cover the historic route across eight states, changing horses at stations along the way. The event is free to observe at many points and runs…
The headlights from the pickup behind her horse on a dirt road between Lingle and Fort Laramie made the only source of light for Angela Montgomery of Cheyenne just after midnight on Friday. The moon was absent and the stars brilliant. A gentle breeze kept any bugs at bay. In her 19th year wearing the red…
SWEETWATER COUNTY — Riders, history buffs, and communities along the old Pony Express Trail are preparing for the 2026 National Pony Express Re-Ride, a special event that coincides with the nation’s 250th-anniversary celebration, the Sweetwater County Historical Museum said in a release today. This year’s re-ride opened officially at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 15,…
GREEN RIVER — The annual National Pony Express Re-Ride is coming through Sweetwater County Saturday. Residents can see riders exchanging the mail at the Farson Mercantile parking lot at 2 p.m., or see an exchange in Granger at the state station at 5:30 p.m. According to the Sweetwater County Historical Museum, residents will be able…
Remember the Pony Express? Our guest columnist didn’t just want to remember the short-lived, speedy letter delivery route. He wanted to experience it. And we’re lucky to read about it! Curtis Moore grew up in Bishop, California, where he spent his summers packing mules in the Eastern Sierra. During college, he cowboyed at a ranch…
COZAD — On a back road three miles south of Cozad on Wednesday, the annual Pony Express Re-Ride came through on its journey to Sacramento, California. Pony Express stops outside Cozad on way to California – Lexington Clipper-Herald
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