For “Great Outdoors Month” & “National Trails Day,” with Trail Camping and  Full Equestrian use of the  Pony Express Historic Trail, June 2-17, Free;

June  2: 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 15: Eureka Opera House, 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."

Music at Eureka's legendary Owl Club with the 'Rendezvous band' after the Opera House Celebration.

June, 16 & 17: Rendezvous at the Eureka County Fairgrounds 

Single Action Mounted Shooters (S.A.M.S) Demonstration, 1-3:30 ,  Saturday; competition, Sunday. 

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 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: There's gun-slingers in the area and  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 2007 Pony Express Re-Ride will traverse the PX Trail through Eureka County June 18th).

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.”

 Phone: 775 - 374 - 0596 or 775 - 304 - 4071

E-Mail ponyexpress@mail.com