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Sand Springs Station

Sand Springs Station

central-overland-markercentral-overland-markerCentral Overland Marker at Sand Springs
sand-springs-trail-markersand-springs-trail-markerXP Sand Springs Trail marker
greasewoodgreasewoodGreasewood abounds here, and everywhere I've ridden in Nevada. I have the scratched legs to prove it.
sand-springs-wallsand-springs-wallUnlike Cold Springs, it looks like this station used mortar in the walls
station-lookin-east-smokestation-lookin-east-smokeLooking east, toward Sand Mountain. I visited at the height of California fires, and the smoke was thick even this far away
walls-and-sandwalls-and-sandMore walls and sand
well-remainswell-remainsRemnants of the wells Simpson and his men dug for emigrants
wells-signwells-signInterpretive sign about the wells

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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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