(Casper, Wyo.) – The Pony Express rode through Casper this morning at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.
Six men and women dressed up for the ten day Pony Express ride and passed through Wyoming on their route to Sacramento, Calif.
Shawn Wade, event coordinator at the Trails Center said, “We have been extremely busy this morning with more than a hundred guests to the center for the Pony Express exhibit. The riders today are a group of dedicated die hard folks who help us out. They are phenomenal group of people who have been helping this event to happen the past few years.”
The riders jogged through to get to Fort Caspar Museum for quick stop then hitting the trail towards Independence Rock.
Wade continued that the public is invited to come enjoy a free day at the museum in honor of the Pony Express.
Casper local, Reid Miller’s exhibit of the Pony Express is also on display at the museum and visitors were entertained by three western musicians with the Western Music Association.
Casper locals, Casey Whiteman and Dick Endres performed with Thermopolis Cowgirl, V. the Gypsy Cowbelle and Cowboy Jerry Bell from Riverton.
See photos and click the link to see videos of the music below: