"Sacramento, CA was the last stop for the Pony Express riders in 1860. The riders were young, no older than 18, and face dangerous conditions on their sprint, that ran 10 days or less, from St. Joseph, MO to California. It lasted only 18 months." -Lyla

The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, by horseback, using a series of relay stations. During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about 10 days. From April 3, 1860, to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the country.

Lyla Paakkanen presently lives and works in Sacramento, California as a freelance artist.

Archival quality inkjet prints, produced and fulfilled by Printful in Los Angeles, CA on an Epson Stylus Pro 7900 on heavyweight Epson Matte Paper. Frames are also made in Los Angeles and are lightweight with acrylic front protector.