If John “Snowshoe” Thompson were alive today, he could very well be quite proud of a hardy group of people expected to descend on Hope Valley Saturday to honor his first volunteer mail run. There is a ...

Few legends in Nevada history approach the amazing feats of strength and endurance of the great Sierra mailman, John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson. “Snowshoe Thompson is in some ways a symbol of what ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The 20th Annual Snowshoe Thompson Ski & Snowshoe Celebration returns to South Lake Tahoe at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Snow or no snow, event ...

Justice demands that the U.S. Postal Service honor John “Snowshoe” Thompson with a commemorative stamp. After all, he didn’t get paid by the government for delivering the mail for 20 years from 1856 ...

One of the most rugged and toughest individuals in the outdoors I've ever read about was John "Snowshoe" Thompson (1827-1876), who delivered mail and much needed supplies back and forth from Nevada to ...

Every time the Sierra Nevada range is covered with inviting slopes of groomed, packed snow, skiers should fall to their knees and give thanks to Jon Torsteinson Rui. Rui — who is better known as John ...

GENOA - Legendary mailman Snowshoe Thompson will likely have a lifesize bronze statue in his honor in Genoa by next year. The Greater Genoa Business Association has raised about half the money needed ...

You don’t have to be Snowshoe Thompson to appreciate the mountain vistas on Kirkwood’s Soup and Shoe hike, offered every Sunday at noon in ski season. And if you haven’t heard of the fabled skiing ...

We’ve all heard of the Overland Express, and of course the Pony Express. But how much do you know about the “Snowshoe Express” ? Back in 1856, an unusual plea was printed in a Sacramento newspaper: ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998. Image on file. (On plaque surrounding relief:) "SNOWSHOE" THOMPSON/A PIONEER HERO OF THE SIERRAS/WHO FOR ...