Annual Pony Express Re-Ride
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 2:24pm
The Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, will pass through Stateline and South Lake Tahoe in front of Harrah’s at Friday’s Station to exchange the Mochila on Friday, August 26th at 11:30am. The annual re-ride is a 10-day, 24-hour a day, non-stop event by over 500 riders and horses. The 1,966 mile route will follow the Pony Express National Historic Trail from California, through Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas to Missouri. It is the longest event held annually on a historical trail in the nation, even surpassing the famed Iditarod.
Location
Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Stateline, NV
See map: Google Maps
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