“ Turns out that there is a National Pony Express Association and that you can become a member, and, provided you have the proper riding skills, can join in on recreations of the Pony Express ride route.
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Letter Writers Alliance: Salute to the Pony Express
You guys, this is ridiculous. AND AWESOME. Click to read more ridiculous and awesome things about how this mail will be carried on ponies through the country at all hours of night.
On a short list of why America is bad ass, the Pony Express is somewhere near the top.