Each year in Arizona, the Hashknife Pony Express re-enacts the Pony Express ride. This year, 2018, marks the 60th year of the Hashknife Pony Express ride.
As you can see in this photo, the Hashknife route is shown on the black flag, the Arizona flag is the one in the center, and the U.S. Postal Service flag is the blue and white flag shown on the right.
The American flag is not in the photo but started off the parade of horses.
The 2018 Hashknife Pony Express ran from February 2 in Winslow, Arizona and ended in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 10 with a parade.
Towns and places in Arizona along the route include Heber/Overgaard, Holbrook, Christopher Creek, Pine, Payson, Fountain Hills, and the Verde River.
Well, like it sounds, a hashknife was a tool used by chuckwagon cooks and cowboys to chop up meat for hash.
According to the Scottsdale Public Art website, "The original Pony Express was created on April 3, 1860 to carry mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, a distance of 1,960 miles. The mail cost $1 to $5 per ounce and was carried in a leather vest or mochila designed for a quick change."
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