The Year 2002 Pony Express Trail Ride from Amargosa
Valley to Pahrump
October 2, 2002, Pahrump Valley Times, |
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Fifty-nine riders teamed up with
the Pahrump Chamber of Commerce, Saturday for a display of
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| Trail boss Debra Strickland
gives the signal to saddle up as Kathy Pallares, Executive Director
of the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce, slips a few more letters
into her saddle bag at the start of the second annual Pony Express
Trail Ride, Saturday morning. Moments later, the lead team (below)
heads into the desert west of Pahrump. The first few riders began arriving
at the Longstreet Inn and Casino in Amargosa Valley at just after 3
p.m. The trail ride covered 22 miles, involved 59 riders and raised
approximately $1,500 for the Chamber of Commerce, which organized the
event. |
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known as the Pony Express
Trail Ride. PVT photos by
Henry Brean
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All of the 103 pieces of mail delivered from Pahrump to Amargosa were stamped by Pahrump Postmaster Bob Philpot (left). At the end of the trail, Lynda Gatzke leads a riderless horse that took part as a tribute to the firefighters killed Sept. 11. In the saddle is a firefighter's helmet, in the stirrups a pair of empty boots. The tribute, put together by the Pahrump Valley Fire-Rescue Service and the newly formed Iron Horse Children's Ranch, almost didn't happen. What cinched it was when scheduled rider Dave Corso broke some ribs after being thrown from a horse. |
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