GUERNSEY—Although their portion of the event is a week away for the Southeast Wyoming Pony Express Association riders, the first rider for the annual re-ride of the National Pony Express Association heads out of Sacramento, California this Wednesday at 3 p.m. PST.
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GUERNSEY—Although their portion of the event is a week away for the Southeast Wyoming Pony Express Association riders, the first rider for the annual re-ride of the National Pony Express Association heads out of Sacramento, California this Wednesday at 3 p.m. PST.
The re-ride is a full 10-day re-enactment of the original Pony Express run between California and St. Joseph, Missouri. Covering eight states — California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri —smaller association groups cover designated sections of the original trail by horseback, riding day and night over the course of 10 days, the amount of time it took the original riders to cover the 1,966 miles of the route.
Carried in a leather mochila, a four-pocketed carrier made to fit over the saddle, specially marked letters sold in advance to the public, will be transported from California to Missouri and then sent through the regular U.S.Postal Service to the intended recipient.
Locally, the route between Glendo and the Wyoming-Nebraska state line will be covered by the riders who belong to the Southeast Wyoming Pony Express Association, a division of the national group. The first rider from the local association is expected to leave Glendo at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27. The schedule can vary as much as two hours either side of the expected arrival time due to a variety of circumstances that can slow or accelerate the process. Riders will carry the mail across the original trail on to Wendover crossing, Guernsey, Register Cliff and across the tank farm road to old Fort Laramie.