OUR 2008 NATIONAL HISTORIC PONY EXPRESS TRAIL CELEBRATION is  COMBINED WITH THE 2008 CARSON CITY RENDEZVOUS

This year only !

ANNOUNCING  FOR 2009 

A National Historic Trail Celebration  Rendezvous, Wild West Celebration Pony Express Style in Elko, Nevada, U.S.A.

PLUS 3 Concert Dates A-Listed

 To be Announced.

"Save the Pony Concert"

"Water Without Boundries for

Air to Water Global Human relief "

"Spirit of the Pipe Concert III"

You're Wanted 

at

The Annual Historic Trail 'Wild West Show' Celebration & Rendezvous A Wild West Show, Pony Express Style

at the Elko County

 Fairgrounds

 Elko, Nevada

Give Dad a Wild West, Mountain-Man Gun-Fightin'est, Rootin'-Tootin', Father's Day

The  Rendezvous Celebration is

a Celebration of 1860's fun on The Real Pony Express Historic Trail for Great Outdoors Month WITH TRAIL MARKING FOR

 National Trails Day. The 4th Annual 

 Take Pride In America EVENT 

COMING   IN June , 2009

For “Great Outdoors Month” & “National Trails Day,” with Trail Camping and  Full Equestrian use of the  Pony Express Historic Trail, June , Free;

June   20 more miles of Pony Express Historic Trail marking from Roberts Creek Ranch (PX Station-Site) heading west (T.P.I.A. volunteer event);

June  Clint Eastwood's Nevada Public Service Announcements open the Take Pride in America Celebration honoring the Pony Express founders, Russell, Majors & Waddell, and their legacy. 

Chris Cook, B.L.M. Archaeologist on "How to be a Historical Site Steward;"  

Showing of Filmmaker Hal McClure's "Echo of Hoofbeats, The Pony Express Story."

Single Action Mounted Shooters (S.A.M.S)  Demonstration,  , competition,  & ENROLLMENT. 

In the sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting, contestants wear period 1890's clothing and use 2 single action .45 caliber revolvers loaded with 5 blanks each. A rider negotiates a course with 10 balloon targets. The Rider shoots the balloons with the blanks, and is scored on time and accuracy. Membership drive.

The Nevada Gunfighters, wild west gun fighting at it’s  VERY best;

The Eagle Valley Muzzle Loaders, the biggest Mountain men in Nevada (3 Camps), take you back in time when trappers, miners, and fur traders roamed the area. See competition in events including Black Powder Shooting, Tomahawks and more with everyone in  period clothing.

Be a pioneer when Wagon Trails West's

Lori Tanner helps you re-discover the wild west riding in her mule-team driven, real 1860's covered wagon

BUT caution out there on the trail:

There's gun-slingers in the area  

 the wagon train has been known to be held-up!.     

 But don't worry, the Nevada Civil War Reenactors will be there to keep order in this crew of wild west characters.

Learn about native foods, tools, hunting, cooking, and pioneer artifacts from Tim Murphy, B.L.M. archaeologist with his  Nevada Rare Artifacts Display;

The 2009 Pony Express Re-Ride will  traverse the PX Trail through Eureka County some time in June.

Gold Panning, music, food and Equestrian Fun & MORE!

Dedication of National Park Service Pony Express historical kiosk site (date to be announced).

“Connecting to our Heritage, Connecting to the Earth one Hoof-beat at a time.”

MANY VOLINTEERS ARE NEEDED THIS YEAR AS THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR WITH MANY PERFORMERS AND MUCH MORE  ENTERTANMENT, WITH PONY ADOPTIONS, PONY RIDES, WAGON TRAILS WEST RIDES AND MORE, WATER WITHOUT BOUNDRIES.  DOMESTIC AND 3RD WORLD  HYBRID AIR TO WATER ADOPTIONS. Give needed Water where it helps.  

 Phone:  775-468-0372

0r 775 - 374 - 0596 

       or 775 - 304 - 4071

E-Mail ponyexpress@mail.com

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