“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis
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“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis

Larry Lew performed "Uncle Sam's Backbone," an excerpt from my book On the Pony Express Trail on Saturday, February 10,...
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Pony Express Reading at Stories on Stage
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Pony Express Reading at Stories on Stage

Stories on Stage Davis will feature a reading from On the Pony Express Trail. The reading will take place Saturday,...
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Video—Writing the West
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Video—Writing the West

Writing the West is a video series that features Robert Clark, Editor of the Overland Journal, in conversation with authors...
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Nuggets of Truth
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Nuggets of Truth

I recently published an article in the Overland Journal. The article is in two parts and appears in the journal's...
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Myths of the Pony Express
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Myths of the Pony Express

In August 2023 I spoke at the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) annual convention in Gering, Nebraska. The title of my...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 9
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 9

Episode 9, the last installment of Bikepacking the Pony Express, is up. It's titled, "The Great Basin and California," and...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 8
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 8

Episode 8 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode covers the seventh section of my ride, from Granger,...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 7
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 7

Episode 7 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode is titled, "The Steppes of Central Wyoming," and covers...
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Publication Day!
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Publication Day!

On the Pony Express Trail is here! The book published June 1, 2023. And as exciting as it was to...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 6
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 6

Episode 6 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode is titled, "The Poison Spider Route and the Lower...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 5
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 5

Episode 5 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode is titled, "The Black Hills," and is about the...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 4
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 4

Episode 4 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "The Plains, Part 2," and it's about...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 3
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 3

Episode 3 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "The Plains, Part 1," and it's about...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 2
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 2

Episode 2 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "The Prairie," and it's about the first...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 1
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Bikepacking the Pony Express – Episode 1

The first episode of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "Gearing Up," and it's all about...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express Video Series
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Bikepacking the Pony Express Video Series

I’ve produced a series of videos for the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) about my 2021 Pony Express ride. There are...
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Pre-Order On the Pony Express Trail
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Pre-Order On the Pony Express Trail

On the Pony Express Trail is set to be published on June 1, 2023. between now and then, you can...
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Pony Express Bikepacking Guide
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Pony Express Bikepacking Guide

Bikepacking Roots is publishing Jan Bennett's Pony Express Bikepacking Guide. It was due to be out in January 2023, but...
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On the Pony Express Trail
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On the Pony Express Trail

On the Pony Express Trail, an account of my bikepacking trip in 2021 from St. Joseph, Missouri to Salt Lake...
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The New World
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The New World

I recently came across a Pony Express marker way off the Pony Express Trail. It sits in Rio Vista, California,...
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