The Pony Express: Nuggets of Truth

A two-part article that appears in the 2023 Summer and Fall issues (Vol. 41, Numbers 2 and 3) of the Overland Journal, the quarterly publication of the Oregon-California Trails Association. Winner of the 2024 the Merrill J. Mattes Award for Excellence in Writing.

 

The Pony Express in Wyoming

Article for the Wyoming Historical Society. Read the article >

 

Bay Crossings

Essays on seamanship, the art and skill of boat handling, published in Bay Crossings. To read the articles, go to Bay Crossings’s website and search “alumbaugh.”

Sailing on San Francisco Bay
Sailing on San Francisco Bay