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Robidoux’s Trading Post

"The primary business of the Robidoux clan was to trade with the Indians.  . . . [T]he Robidoux eastbound caravans were often observed by emigrants: Howell was told by Robidoux…

Mile 655: Chimney Rock Landmark

"Chimney Rock was the most famous of all the landmarks on the Great Platte Road. This is not idle rhetoric. . . . Chimney Rock is mentioned of described in…

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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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