Dan Rottenberg, Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive Legend (Westholme 2008) This book represents the author's quest to sort the fact from the…
Will Bagley, South Pass: Gateway to a Continent (University of Oklahoma Press, 2015) So far, this is the only book related to the Pony Express ride I regret buying. It's…
Anthony Godfrey, Historic Resource Study of the Pony Express National Historic Trail (United States Department of the Interior/National Park Service 1994) At a certain point in conducting research on the…
I stumbled across a website today that offered a free PDF download of a bikecamping cooking guide [Update: the cookbook is no longer free]. The site is "Bike. Camp. Cook.,"…
"The route passes through the high plains and the high desert. Keep in mind that buildings out here had to be built with the natural materials that were available. That…
"Naturally, your riding style, comfort level, and how much weight you plan to carry will determine the answer to this for you. I rode it on a 27.5+ hardtail with…
Raymond W. Settle and Mary Lund Settle, Empire on Wheels (Stanford University Press 1949) Empire on Wheels, along with a couple of other books written by the Settles, is one that…
When I think about riding the Pony Express Trail, the two feelings that come up are fear and discomfort. And fear of discomfort. It's worst in the morning when I…