Pony Express Re-Ride through South Lake Tahoe

The romantic drama surrounding the Pony Express has made it a part of the legend of the American West. It lives on in an annual re-enactment that is taking place June 15 - 25, 2015.

On Monday, June 15, a rider left St. Joseph, headed for the same destination, and long the same trail, as riders were 155 years ago. They expect to be in Sacramento on June 25 at 11:30 a.m. As of Sunday, June 21 at 9 a.m., the rider was in Sandy, Utah.

The ride can be tracked on their website www.ponyexpresstracker.com ro by following them on twitter.

This year's ride is carrying actual mail. Over the past few months, people could pay to have a commemorative letter carried in the mochila.
As they get closer to South Lake Tahoe there are many places one can go to watch them pass through. After traveling over night the Pony will arrive in Carson City at some time around 7:30 a.m. on the morning of June 24. The Pony will make the exchange at 3rd and Curry, head to Fugi Park where the exchange will take place about 8:30 a.m.

They leave Carson City and head to Genoa where the exchange is going to take place at about 9:30 a.m. on June 24. They head up Kingsbury Grade and into Stateline.The mail will be passed off at the corner of Stateline Ave and Highway 50, in front of McP's at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24.

All times are approximate and as the pony and its rider get closer, times may change. Local ham radio operators are providing support along the route and reporting the progress.

Next year, the re-enactment of the Pony Express will travel the opposite direction, leaving Sacramento, going through Hope Valley and back to St. Joseph. It only travels through South Lake Tahoe on odd-numbered years.

The history of the Pony Express: http://southtahoenow.com/story/06/21/2015/history-sunday-pony-express-rides-again