Posts: Wilderness Images

RodeoMan wrote:

Hey Wilderness Images those are some fine images o... (show quote)

Thanks for the interesting reply RodeoMan. We're blessed with lots of horse lovers around here and they are always looking for some reason to get out and ride. It's not uncommon to see horseback riders on the streets of Apache Junction and several places still have hitching rails outside the doors, so an annual Pony Express run is reason enough.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 17:54:42 #

arperry wrote:

You expertly captured the event and in particular the beautiful desert. Well done!

Thanks for the reply arperry, it was an almost perfect evening..... then it started raining.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 17:53:14 #

Flyerace wrote:

You had a really GREAT day!! Thanks for showing us these lovely shots. Super rainbow lasted plenty long for you!

Thanks for the reply Flyerace, it was a fun evening until the rain started coming down.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 10:36:55 #

Earnest Botello wrote:

Great set, Jack.

Thanks Earnest.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 10:35:51 #

Earnest Botello wrote:

Great and beautiful set, Jack.

Thanks for the reply Earnest.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 09:57:15 #

JD750 wrote:

you know from the air rainbows appear as a circle. 🤔

Didn't know that, never seen one from above. Wonder if I can get high enough with my drone????

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 09:21:27 #

Mr. B wrote:

Yeah, but the Pony Express advertised for small, light weight riders.

Yup, and most of them were just kids in their teens.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 09:20:11 #

jaymatt wrote:

That's a really nice set of fun shots, Jack. I'd like to be out there to see that in person sometime.

Thanks jaymatt, we have several Pony Express runs around our area. The longest is a three-day run called the "Hashknife". It begins in Holbrook, AZ and ends in Scottsdale (a distance of 167 miles). Letters are picked up along the course and carried to the US Post Office in Scottsdale where they are cancelled with a special stamp and mailed to the recipients all over the world. I wanted to photograph that run but got sicker than hell at that time and missed it.
The Hashknife is run in early January. Riders are sworn in as legit mail carriers the night before the run, to make it all legal.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 09:07:33 #

Reuss Griffiths wrote:

Great set of images. Like the action and the way you captured it.. How long was your "mail route" from beginning to end? Horses are pretty good at endurance but not at the speeds that the Pony Express rode.

Thanks for the reply Ruess, not sure how many miles they covered, some streets, roads and lots of desert trails. Each segment was approx one mile, so the horses weren't worked to hard.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 09:03:43 #

Cwilson341 wrote:

Sharp and colorful narrative series? Well done.

Thanks for the reply Cwilson341, it was a fun experience.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 08:59:52 #

jaymatt wrote:

Nice work, Jack. Great images--enjoyed.

I hope to get back out there someday. If I do, maybe we could meet up.

Thanks jaymatt, hope you make it back here, lots to see and do in my part of the desert. PM me if you plan on returning.

Jack Olson

Mar 14, 2024 08:56:44 #

Tdearing wrote:

Great series if photos, well done.

Thanks Tdearing.

Jack Olson

Mar 13, 2024 20:44:22 #

PAR4DCR wrote:

Excellent series Jack.

Don

Thanks Don.

Jack Olson

Mar 13, 2024 20:43:51 #

RickL wrote:

You tell an excellent photography story, well done!

Thanks RickL, glad you liked them.

Jack Olson

Mar 13, 2024 20:43:03 #

bnsf wrote:

This probably faster than what the USPS ( United States Postal Service) can do today. Takes them 4 days to move a 1st class letter across town with there modern equipment. Maybe they should go back to this way of moving mail!

I hear ya bnsf, don't know what costs more, horse feed or gas.

Jack Olson