Today we ended up in Maryville. I think it is in Kansas but not sure. We might still be in Nebraska. No we are in Kansas. On the ride roday we pssed an old school house that kids went to a 100 years ago.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Black Squirrels
The Bridge is Out!
Riding through cornfields and farms
We are riding on dirt roads for the most part. On either side of the road is either corn or soybeans.
I finally have internet
sSince we started camping we have not had any internet. Sorry about that. Our first night of camping we stayed in Oak Nebraska behind a school. The school has spots for 20 big RV's and our little tents.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
First Ride Day
Boys: I told you I would get you a rattlesnake!!!
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Time to Ride
Boys: We plan on riding about 400 miles on the Pony Express Trail. That is like driving to Tahoe and back in the same day.
We are starting in Kearney Nebraska and ending in St Joseph, Missouri. The Pony Express trail was created about 200 years ago to carry mail from St. Joseph to Sacramento California. The route travelled from Missouri, through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California.
They would put the mail in a pack on a horse and the rider and horse would travel about 75 miles to 100 miles a day. Then the rider would change horses every 10-15 miles and continue on until the mail got to Sacramento. Every so often they would also change rider. But the mail never stopped moving. The trip was abgout 1800 miles long and it took 10 days for the mail to reach California.
The rider would turn around and head back to St. Joseph with mail that needed to be sent back to the East.