06/18/2024
The Pony Express is coming through our great City of Evanston Wy. Sunday, June 23
Wyoming-Utah Line @ Wahsatch Road @ 2:00 AM.
More information is coming SOON!
Wyoming has 43 stations that the Pony Express rides through. The Pony Express Trail sent riders up and over the Continental Divide and through the South Pass.
Live trail reports: Follow The Ride – National Pony Express Association
Coverage along the Pony Express Trail National HAM Coordinator:
Ron Norton KJ6XI: [email protected]
Wyoming
Casper Amateur Radio
Dwight Parrill (AE7YA):
[email protected]
Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club (Atlantic City > Fort Bridger)
Greg Bushman (N7BSH):
[email protected]
[email protected]
Four major trails all merge together through Wyoming heading for South Pass on the Northern end of the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide. The four trails are, the Oregon Trail, Mormon Pioneer Trail, California Trail, and the Pony Express Trail.
The Pony Express has fascinated Americans since its first riders hit the leather in April 1860. It traveled 1,966 miles between Missouri and California in 10 days or less! This innovative mail service lasted only 19 months but won a permanent place in the history of the American West.
The National Pony Express Association (NPEA) strives to keep the spirit and memory of the Pony Express alive. NPEA was established in 1978 to honor the memory and endeavors of the Pony Express riders of 1860-1861 and to identify, preserve, and mark the original Pony Express route through the eight states it crossed: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California.
