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Day 1–East Kansas

Day 1–East Kansas

Sea-at-xp-stablesSea-at-xp-stablesObligatory starting photo at the Pony Express Stables
Mile-0Mile-0Just the bike. And the trailer.
Missouri-monument-frontMissouri-monument-frontMonument to the train that brought the first Pony Express dispatch from the east. A few hours late, but it made it eventually.
Missouri-monument-backMissouri-monument-backBack of the monument
Ellwood-memorialEllwood-memorialMemorial Day flags in Ellwood, KS
Kansas-hillsKansas-hillsI had hills like this all day, from Walthena to Horton
Kansas-mudKansas-mudGlue-infused dirt. Death to derailleur, and forward progress.
Troy-pony-expressTroy-pony-expressPony Express monument for Troy Station
Kennekuk-markerKennekuk-markerPony Express marker for Kennekuk Station, just south of Horton
Kennekum-memorialKennekum-memorialPony xpress memorial at the site of Kennekuk Station
Mission-lakeMission-lakeMission Lake, just outside Horton, the site of my first camp

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Scott AlumbaughIn early March 2020, I decided to bikepack the length of the Pony Express Trail in Summer 2021, following the Pony Express Bikepacking Route, a nearly all off-road route created by Jan Bennett. You can learn more here >

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