Utah was once the Wild West, full of vast stretches of land, indigenous people, wild horses, and an occasional hardy trapper or fur trader. In the mid-1800s, Westward Expansion was in full swing, and the Pony Express carried the mail from Missouri to California. This legendary trail cut right through Utah, and you can travel along some of the trail to see historic sites today.
The Pony Express Trail covered 1900 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Along the way, it cut right through the heart of Utah, and you can travel on the Pony Express Historic Trail to see some of its historic sites.
