Riders of the Pony Express
Riders of the Pony Express, Ralph Moody (1958, republished 2004 University of Nebraska Press) This is a short book, and one I was disinclined to like after reading the first…
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March 30, 2020
A Life Wild and Perilous
A Life Wild and Perilous
Robert M. Utley, A Life Wild and Perilous: Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific (Henry Holt 1997) I bought this book when it first came out. I've been interested…
March 26, 2020
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West
Ralph Moody, Stagecoach West (Promontory Press 1967) I think I picked this book up at a Friends of the Library sale. Great book. Incredibly detailed. I've read it twice now. As…
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March 26, 2020
The Pony Express trail: Yesterday and Today
The Pony Express Trail
William E. Hill, The Pony Express Trail: Yesterday and Today (Caxton Press, 2010) My partner, Lisa, gave me this book when I first mentioned I wanted to ride the Pony Express…
March 25, 2020
Loaded bike - Not mine, but this is the basic idea
What is Bikepacking?
Bikepacking is, basically, just what it sounds like: Backpacking, but getting from Point A to Point B on a bike instead of hiking. The idea and the practice have been…
March 25, 2020
Why ride the trail? Roads like these.
Why Ride the Pony Express Trail?
I first started thinking about cycling the Pony Express in September 2017. That’s when I came across a website with a story about Jan Bennett, a cyclist who was mapping…
March 24, 2020