Mile 767: Lucinda Rawlins Grave
"A knoll wedged itself between us and the river. On the summit was a conspicuous new monument, and we went up to look at it. The cement gravestone was just…
Mile 764: Register Cliffs
"Later investigation proved that the jutting points of the bluffs all had initials, and sometimes full name and address and date, carved upon the soft stone surfaces. They are called…
Mile 760: Mexican Hill
"For the better part of a mile we kept to the edge of the bluffs, separating and spreading over a wide strip of territory as we hunted for the place…
Nile 754: Black Hills
"The road leading west from Fort Laramie was anathema to the overloaded Argonauts, for it marked the beginning of the Black Hills, whose low, rough summits shouldered the sky just…
Mile 753: Fort Laramie Ferry
"Robert Campbell [who built the original fort that became Fort Laramie] had cannily built his picketed stockade in the angle of the two rivers [Laramie and North Platte], so that…
Mile 753: Fort Laramie
"Recorded history of the section immediately west of Scott's Bluff begins about the year 1818 when Jaques La Ramie, a French Canadian, built a trapper's cabin near the junction of…
Mile 890: Billboard on the Emigrant Trail
"[In 1847] at Deer Creek, you saw a billboard! Of course, it was a poor thing compared those magnificent ones now lining our highways over the mountains and across the…
Mile 1005: Three Crossings Station
"Incredibly, there are places that are now less developed in the Western United States than when the Pony Express went through over 150 years ago! Pictured below is Three Crossings…
Mile 777: Bitter Cottonwood Station
"Mystery and murder at Bitter Cottonwood Station in Wyoming! Pony Express station keepers did not lead an easy life. For most, danger lurked around every corner. And sometimes it came…
Mile 1078: Pacific Springs
"Pacific Springs is a marshy area just beyond South Pass in Wyoming. Seemingly unassuming, it was the first source of water for riders on the western side of the continental…
Mile 764: Center Station and Register Cliff
"A PonyExpress monument along the North Platte River near Guernsey, Wyoming and near the famous RegisterCliff where passing emigrants carved their names in the soft claystone rock. . . This…
Mile 915: Casper, WY
"Casper is definitely on my list for an off day or two for anyone looking for suggestions. Good food, lots of bike shops, campground with cabins right in the middle…
Mile 1059: Rock Creek Hollow
"Rock Creek Hollow. A stop along the trail that holds significance for the Mormon faith. Mormons made the trek to Salt Lake City with only hand pushed carts. They could…
Mile 1045: Rocky Ridge
"Rocky Ridge. Yes, the trail goes up this ridge. Climbing over 700 feet in less than 2 miles, this ridge caused a lot of problems for pioneer hand carts and…
Mile 997: Split Rock
"Split Rock, in the distance, was one of the geographic markers that the Pony Express riders and the pioneers used to help navigate the trail. All along the way you can…