Pony Express National Historic Trail

07/29/2024

Ely, Nevada was a small town of little significance for almost two decades until a copper boom in 1906 transformed it into one of Nevada's most important cities.

07/29/2024

With the power of the sun, they made it to the finish line! With thousands of miles driven on national historic trail routes, the American Solar Challenge 2024 is a wrap! Head over to for the final results!

(NPS Photo)

07/27/2024

07/25/2024

Stop by Scotts Bluff National Monument this coming Friday or Saturday to see the solar cars competing in the American Solar Challenge (ASC)! The American Solar Challenge is a competition to design, build, and drive solar-powered cars in a cross-country time/distance rally event. Teams compete over a 1,500-2,000 mile course between multiple cities across the country. The event has had over two decades of organized events in North America.

The route for this year's event begins in Nashville, Tennessee and concludes in Casper, Wyoming. Scotts Bluff is the last checkpoint before the final leg of the journey to Casper. We hope you'll come out to see the amazing technology in action and appreciate the hard work of the competitors.

Solar vehicles are set to arrive at the monument on Friday starting at 8:30 am. On Saturday, teams will charge their vehicles from 7 until 8:30 am. Then they will depart for the final leg of their journeys.

Image- A solar car passes Eagle Rock and a covered wagon during the 2022 American Solar Challenge. NPS Photo.

07/24/2024

Another day racing on the trail! The National Trails office greets incoming solar cars as they reach the National Pony Express Museum!

(NPS Photo)

07/21/2024

An absolutely wonderful evening at Scotts Bluff National Monument with a fantastic musician and Wyoming native, Martin Gilmore. Gilmore played music of the American West for approximately 75 visitors and guests below the famous geological monument along the California & Overland Road! Martin Gilmore, a former NPS seasonal park ranger at Fort Laramie National Historic Site, will be playing his music at the "Grand Old Post along the Laramie" Sunday, July 21, 2024! Martin is a genuine, down to earth fella who grew up in Wheatland, Wyoming! Hope everyone will be able to join us at the Old Fort Sunday!! Time: 11:00 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. Location: Porch of the Cavalry Barracks or the bleachers located north of the visitor center!

Photograph Credit: NPS Scotts Bluff National Monument- J. Cawiezel



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06/28/2024

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06/27/2024

06/27/2024

Delivery Date: Tomorrow, Thursday, June 27th, the mail will reach its terminus on the Pony Express! Join the National Pony Express Association, the USPS, and all the pony fans as they cheer the final rider into the terminus in Old Town Sacramento! The mail is set to be delivered around 4:30 pm at the Pony Express Statue, near the B.F. Hastings Building:

https://go.nps.gov/BFHastings

Looking to catch the rider earlier in the day? Check out the fabulous Folsom Museum and the city of Folsom, around 11:30 am:

https://go.nps.gov/FolsomMuseum

(NPS Photos/Riders in Sacramento at the beginning of the ride in 2023)

06/25/2024

Saddle up ! The riders are crossing the sagebrush state today, Tuesday, June 25th. If you are near America's Loneliest Highway, U.S. Route 50, 60 miles east of Fallon, head out to Cold Springs Station around 7 pm for a sunset view of the ride!

https://go.nps.gov/ColdSprings

The ride will be taking place until June 27th, so you can See the Ride near the California/Nevada border tomorrow, and then ending in Sacramento on Thursday:

https://go.nps.gov/ReRideSchedule

(NPS Photo/Cold Springs Pony Express Station)

06/21/2024

How can I see the Pony Express Re-ride in person? (Until June 27th!)

As the riders make their way from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, there are scheduled exchanges where the riders will hand off the mochila and a new rider will continue the delivery. The ride takes place 24 hours a day so some of these happen in the middle of the night!

Though the schedule is subject to change, here are the some of the places that you can watch an exchange or see the riders ride by (during daylight hours!):
go.nps.gov/ReRideSchedule

(Note: the event takes place 24 hours a day and there are countless places to see the riders. These locations were selected based on the time of day and enrichment opportunities for the public. For a list of complete locations: nationalponyexpress.org)
Access the links on the map:

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/see-the-pony-express-re-ride.htm