Wagon Train in Mariposa County!
You can view the wagon train this morning on Triangle Road between Darrah and Silva Road, on Silva Road then on 49 South as they make their way to the Fairgrounds.
Saturday Schedule of Events for the
2009 Wagon Train
On Saturday, after breakfast at 7:30 AM, we ride out at 8:30 AM. We'll take a short break at Cole Road, then cross paths with the present at Highway 49, the "Golden Chain Highway" which links all the historic gold rush towns along the Sierra Nevada foothills. The California Highway Patrol then escorts the wagon train to the Mariposa County Fairgrounds for lunch.
The wagon train ends here, but not the festivities. Take care of your animals, rest, freshen up and change clothes if you like, then head over to Building A (Sequoia Hall) for some great entertainment.
Saturday Evening begins with Cowboy Poetry from 4 - 6 PM, featuring the work of well-known and local poets such as Mariposa's own Bud Puckett and Dr. Madison Seamans.
Plan on staying for the Chuck Wagon Dinner and Country Western Dance immediately following Cowboy Poetry. Lots of great raffle prizes will be given away, and awards will be given for the most authentically dressed participants, most memorable, plus some other fun categories...
Come-as-you-are is fine for the dinner and dance, but a lot of us have fun dressing in "period finery"!
Mariposa Wagon Train