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Sweetwater Station

Sweetwater Station

Ice-slough-signIce-slough-signExplanatory board for Ice Slough
Ice-sloughIce-sloughIce Slough. In emigrant days, there was ice just a foot or so below the surface, even at the height of summer.
Long-trailLong-trailI find trails like this enticing and intimidating at the same time
Find-the-trailFind-the-trailThere is a trail here. Look for the different-colored grass tracks.
Warm-springs-markerWarm-springs-markerWarm Springs Pony Express Station marker
Prickly-pearPrickly-pearPrickly pear blossom
Sweetwater-campgroundSweetwater-campgroundView of the Sweetwater and campground from the Sixth Crossing Visitors’ Center
Sweetwater-cloud-shadowSweetwater-cloud-shadowClair shadow over the Sweetwater Valley
Sweetwater-valleySweetwater-valleySweetwater Valley
Sweetwater-westSweetwater-westSweetwater River, looking west
Seminoe-cutoff-signSeminoe-cutoff-signSeminoe Cutoff marker. This is far enough south of the marked emigrant trail, and along such bad roads, I have no idea who gets out to see it.
Warm-springs-stationWarm-springs-stationPossibly the ruins of Warm Springs Pony Express Station
Warm-springsWarm-springsWarm Springs
Keith-and-ScottKeith-and-ScottKeith and Scott

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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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