Marysville GravelA sample of the type of gravel road I’ve come across in the last few days. Not easy on the tires.Pony-Express-signPony Express route sign off the side of the road. These show up occasionally, but I have no idea who picks the site or why.Ash-point-monumentAsh Point Pony Express station marker. Sometimes this is all you get. Sometimes less!Dirt-roadA pleasant stretch of dry dirt road. It’s slower going, but more floaty than gravel . . . Except when wetStream-crossingOne of the dozens (?) of streams I’ve crossed so far. Imagine getting a ox-drawn wagon down and up those banks. Sometimes, emigrants had to lower the wagons by rope.Kansas-vistaNew corn, prairie brown, meandering waterway, wispy clouds. Kansas.Big-blue-riverThe Big Blue River from a bridge on the Blue River TrailRiver-bike-pathThe route follows the Blue River Trail into Marysville from the north for about three miles. It’s a very pleasant end to what, for me, was a hard day.Pony-Express-MarysvillePony Express memorial, Marysville, KSMarysville-stablesThe original stables (right) and the newer library additionMarysville-Pony-ExpressPony Express plaques on the horse stables, said by Chuck to be the original building of the Marysville home stationMarysville-monumentsPony Express plaques in front of the post officeMarysville-emigrant-monumentEmigrant monument by the city parkMarysville-campsiteCampsite in the Marysville city park
