Larry Lew performed "Uncle Sam's Backbone," an excerpt from my book On the Pony Express Trail on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Pence Gallery in Davis, California. You can…
Stories on Stage Davis will feature a reading from On the Pony Express Trail. The reading will take place Saturday, February 10, 2024 at Pence Gallery in Davis, CA. The…
Writing the West is a video series that features Robert Clark, Editor of the Overland Journal, in conversation with authors published in a recent issue. Bob interviewed me in December…
I recently published an article in the Overland Journal. The article is in two parts and appears in the journal's 2023 Summer and Fall issues (Vol. 41, Numbers 2 and…
In August 2023 I spoke at the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) annual convention in Gering, Nebraska. The title of my talk was "Nuggets of Truth on the Pony Express Trail."…
Episode 9, the last installment of Bikepacking the Pony Express, is up. It's titled, "The Great Basin and California," and covers the trail between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Sacramento,…
Episode 8 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode covers the seventh section of my ride, from Granger, Wyoming, to Salt Lake City, Utah. This section is about…
Episode 7 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode is titled, "The Steppes of Central Wyoming," and covers the sixth section of my ride, from Rock Creek Hollow,…
On the Pony Express Trail is here! The book published June 1, 2023. And as exciting as it was to see PDF proofs, there's nothing like seeing it on the…
Episode 6 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode is titled, "The Poison Spider Route and the Lower Sweetwater," and covers the fifth section of my ride, from…
Episode 5 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. This episode is titled, "The Black Hills," and is about the fourth section of my ride, from Fort Laramie, Wyoming to…
Episode 4 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "The Plains, Part 2," and it's about the third section of my ride, from Sidney, Nebraska to…
Episode 3 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "The Plains, Part 1," and it's about the second section of my ride, from Kearney, Nebraska to…
Episode 2 of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "The Prairie," and it's about the first section of the ride, from St. Joseph, Missouri to Kearney,…
The first episode of Bikepacking the Pony Express is up. The episode is titled "Gearing Up," and it's all about preparing for the ride: Finding inspiration, outfitting the bike, training…