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by Erin Vorhies |
Think stagecoach riding in the Old West was as calm as Hollywood’s romanticized depiction? Gary Teel will prove you wrong. He operates TnTstagelines as accurately to the way it was in the 1800s as possible, including speed (over 25 mph), wagon conditions, and bumpiness of the roads. After being tossed, thrown, and sent airborne, my group of three women agreed there’s no way women in the 1800s arrived with their hair in place and their dresses immaculate. We only rode for about 10 minutes, laughing and screaming the entire time. And none of us could believe people ever traveled via stagecoach for more than 2,500 miles.
Note: Virginia City is a living example of the way it was in the 19th century mining boom, complete with a The Way It Was Museum.— Erin Vorhies
