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02675aam a2200385 i 4500 001 69DC050A627B11EE9D8B625031ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231004010043 007 ta 008 221214s2023 ctub b 000 0deng 010 $a 2022053185 020 $a 1493068695 020 $a 9781493068692 035 $a (OCoLC)1281649844 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d VP@ $d YDX $d PUL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV1044 A47 2023 100 1 $a Alumbaugh, Scott, $e author. 245 10 $a On the Pony Express Trail : $b one man's bikepacking journey to discover history from a different kind of saddle / $c Scott Alumbaugh. 264 1 $a Essex, Connecticut : $b TwoDot, $c [2023] 300 $a xxiv, 290 pages : $b maps ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "On the Pony Express Trail recounts Scott Alumbaugh's experience bikepacking the Pony Express Trail over five weeks during June and July 2021. It uses the trail as a prism through which to survey a wide spectrum of mid-1800s historical events. Sixty-two-year-old Alumbaugh rode the Pony Express Bikepacking Route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Salt Lake City, Utah, over 1,400 miles, mostly off-road, sometimes through very remote territory. The narrative follows his day-to-day experiences and impressions: the challenges, the sites he visited, the country he rode through, and the interactions with the people he met"-- $c Provided by publisher. 500 $a "This book is intended to provide a humorous and historic overview of the famous (and infamous) Pony Express Trail. Maps and route descriptions used in the narrative are for general reader orientation purposes and should not be used for navigation or as a complete route guide"--T.p. verso. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 2 $a Part 1. The Prairie -- St. Joseph, MO to Kearney, NE -- Part 2. The Great Platte River Road -- Kearney, NE to Julesburg, CO -- Part 3. The North Platte -- Julesburg, CO to Casper, WY -- Part 4. The Steppes of Central Wyoming -- Casper, WY to Granger, WY -- Part 5. The Wasatch -- Granger, WY to Salt Lake City, UT. 600 10 $a Alumbaugh, Scott $x Travel. 650 0 $a Bicycle touring $z United States $v Anecdotes. 651 0 $a Pony Express National Historic Trail $x Description and travel. 651 0 $a Pony Express National Historic Trail $x History. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Alumbaugh, Scott. $t On the Pony Express Trail $d Essex, Connecticut : TwoDot, [2023] $z 9781493068708 $w (DLC) 2022053186 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231103011729.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=69DC050A627B11EE9D8B625031ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search