http://www.kansascyclist.com/news/2008/09/cycling-the-pony-express-trail/ The web's premier site for bicycling in the state of Kansas. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.kansascyclist.com/news/2008/09/cycling-the-pony-express-trail/#comment-87 Larry Carpenter Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:28:12 +0000 http://www.kansascyclist.com/news/?p=497#comment-87 The Pony Riders are long gone, but their legacy and that of the owners Russell, Majors and Waddell lives on. Books have been written about their history and exploits, more fact than fiction. Their have been several anniversary events...75th, and 100th, and soon the 150th, and the National Pony Express Association does a Re-ride of the Sacramento to St Joseph, segment of the Trail each June. Their are Pony Rider monuments in Sacramento, Stateline (South Lake Tahoe) Nevada, Salt Lake City, Casper, Wyoming, Julesburg, Colorado, Marysville, Kansas, and St Joseph. The Trail from San Francisco to St Joseph, was added to the National Trails System in 1992, and is administered by the National Park Service from an Office in Salt Lake City. It is a Trail you can read about, watch videos about, ride a horse over, drive over, walk, and pedal across. Glad Spencer has had a good journey. He is not the first to pedal across and he won't be the last, but for him it was the most enjoyable. Best Wishes. Larry Carpenter, Corresponding Secretary, National Pony Express Association, Pollock Pines, California. The Pony Riders are long gone, but their legacy and that of the owners Russell, Majors and Waddell lives on. Books have been written about their history and exploits, more fact than fiction. Their have been several anniversary events…75th, and 100th, and soon the 150th, and the National Pony Express Association
does a Re-ride of the Sacramento to St Joseph, segment of the Trail each June. Their are Pony Rider monuments in Sacramento, Stateline (South Lake Tahoe) Nevada, Salt Lake City, Casper, Wyoming, Julesburg, Colorado, Marysville, Kansas, and St Joseph. The Trail from San Francisco to St Joseph, was added to the National Trails System in 1992, and is administered by the National Park Service from an Office in Salt Lake City. It is a Trail you can read about, watch videos about, ride a horse over, drive over, walk, and pedal across. Glad Spencer has had a good journey. He is not the first to pedal across and he won’t be the last, but for him it was the most enjoyable. Best Wishes. Larry Carpenter, Corresponding Secretary, National Pony Express Association, Pollock Pines, California.

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