All the Posts Since the Beginning of Time

Scroll through the posts below to see what catches your fancy, from rambling with two mules from North Carolina (search April – October 2019) to riding across America on a mule named Woody (2004). Enjoy the scroll!

2026

October 12 - Photo of the Day – Cicada hatch
October 8 - Photo of the day – Polly grazing
October 4 - Photo of the Day – Reef Before the Storm Hits
October 4 - Photo of the Day – Mule Cracker
September 30 - Photo of the Day – Lake Mattamuskeet wagon sundown
September 27 - 16 Animals Are Watching You: Last Day to Bid on Julia’s Pet Food Paintings
September 26 - Photo of the Day – Watercress, garlic and blueberries
September 22 - Photo of the Day – Walking border collies
September 20 - Meet Mule Polly and Watch The Lost Sea Expedition at FENCE House in Tryon
September 18 - Photo of the Day – Eastern Hercules beetle in our driveway
September 14 - Photo of the Day – Diggity and the axe
September 10 - Photo of the Day – A moment with Lucky and mule Polly
September 8 - Small Craft Warning: How I Repaired the Tiller I Broke Sailing in 25 Knots
September 6 - Photo of the Day – Brick, the horizontal bee hive and me
September 5 - REIN Fundraiser Poster for FENCE Event September 30
September 2 - Photo of the Day – Waiting to go for a trail ride
August 29 - Photo of the Day – Barn Broom
August 25 - Photo of the Day – The New Cover I Sewed for the Wagon
August 24 - Get a Taste of Pet Food at Happy Valley Filling Station
August 21 - Photo of the Day – New Shoes by Brother Moore
August 13 - Photo of the Day – New Shoes by Brother Moore
August 1 - Photo of the Day – Shrub Digger Richard Gragg
July 28 - Photo of the Day – Egg in Hand
July 25 - Faraway Forecasts: Check Weather Anywhere in the World
July 24 - Photo of the Day – Double Decker Dogs
July 16 - Photo of the Day – Brick and Cracker Tussling
July 12 - Photo of the Day – The Mess of Creation
July 8 - Photo of the Day – Wild Swarm Moving Day
July 4 - Photo of the Day – My New Insulated Horizontal Bee Hive
June 30 - Photo of the Day – Inside an Insulated Horizontal Bee Hive
June 26 - Photo of the Day – Bee Stinger in the Finger
June 22 - Photo of the Day – Insulated Horizontal Bee Hive Entrance
June 18 - Photo of the Day – Message to the Bees
June 14 - Photo of the Day – Barn Broom
June 10 - Photo of the Day – Footprints on the Front Stairs
June 7 - Sea G Rhydr: 200 Miles, 25 Questions, Four Near-Deaths and a Pony Named Theodore
June 6 - Hand, Bean and Coffee
June 2 - Photo of the Day – Beware Stinging Caterpillar
June 1 - Julia Carpenter on Creative Spirits Unleashed Podcast
June 1 - 50 Years Ago Today: The Great American Horse Race Began — 92 Riders, 1,966 Miles, Pure Adventure
May 29 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Calm
May 29 - Warwick Schiller Podcast: Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks
May 25 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Morning
May 22 - Shackleford Banks Wild Horses on Today’s Horsewoman Podcast
May 21 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Cordage
May 18 - Thies Matzen: Wanderer III: Southern Ocean by the Stars | Travel Grit Podcast
May 17 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Knot
May 13 - Photo of the Day – Sheree’s Mugs
May 9 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Sunrise
May 5 - Photo of the Day – A Hatful of Paw Paws
May 1 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly’s Admirer
May 1 - The Lost Sea Expedition — Finally, the Whole Story
April 29 - Farewell to the Wild Ponies of Shackleford Banks
April 27 - Photo of the Day – Basil, Chestnuts and Greens
April 26 - Shackleford Banks: The Beach That Made Me Put the Camera Down
April 23 - Photo of the Day – The Season’s Only Pear
April 23 - The Sacred Maritime Forest of Shackleford Banks
April 20 - No Fridge, One Burner, Two Weeks: Cooking Aboard a Small Sailboat at Shackleford Banks
April 19 - Photo of the Day – A Line of Paw Paws
April 16 - Wild Ponies of Shackleford Banks Have the Last Word
April 15 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Pups
April 14 - Jail to Sail: New Interview With Sven Yrvind on my Travel Grit Podcast
April 11 - Photo of the Day – Grit’s Highway Breakdown
April 10 - Best Long Riding and Horse Travel Books: 8 Picks from a Long Rider with 6,000 Miles in the Saddle
April 10 - What is the Long Riders’ Guild
April 10 - 25-Foot Sailboat: Are We Closer at Sea or on Land?
April 8 - Life in 8 Feet: A Couple Lives Aboard a Small Sailboat
April 7 - Photo of the Day – Bad Break
April 5 - Wild Horses, Rough Seas and Lessons from Shackleford Banks
April 4 - How to Provision a Sailboat for Two Weeks: Why the Sausages Worked but the Wine Didn’t
April 3 - Photo of the Day – Julia and Lucky
April 2 - Sketching Grit: How We Fit a Life Aboard a Nimble 24
April 1 - The Rock, the Vine, and a 40-Knot Gale: Anchoring at Shackleford Banks
March 31 - Someone to Stand Watch: What the Wild Ponies of Shackleford Banks Still Know
March 30 - How Not to Pack a Canvas Tent: A Shackleford Banks Lesson
March 29 - The Day Grit Went Adrift, Ge Fouled and Sideswiped off Shackleford Banks
March 28 - Adrift, Fouled and Sideswiped off Shackleford Banks
March 26 - Shackleford Banks: Six Nights at Anchor
March 25 - A Calm Night at Anchor: Shackleford Banks After the Storm
March 25 - Fairy Lights in a 40-Knot Gale: Anchored Out at Shackleford Banks
March 24 - The $1 Horse That Walked 5,000 Miles
March 24 - 5,000 Miles Across America on a One-dollar Horse
March 24 - Filipe Masetti Leite Rode a Horse 16,000 Miles. This is What he Learned.
March 23 - Balloon Releases Kill Sea Turtles: A Warning From Shackleford Banks
March 22 - Sunrise at Anchor: Shackleford Banks From Aboard Grit
March 21 - Small Boat, Wild Island: Life Aboard a Sailboat off Shackleford Banks
March 20 - Sailing to Shackleford: The Adventure Begins With a Sinking
March 17 - Launching Grit: Storms Delay the Start of Our Shackleford Banks Voyage
March 2 - Hugo Vihlen: Crossing the Atlantic on a 5′ 4″ Sailboat
February 22 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent End of the Day
February 22 - Shackleford Banks: Sailing to the Island of the Wild Horses
February 18 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Sunset
February 15 - The Grit List: A Broken Axle Before Shackleford Banks Voyage
February 14 - Photo of the Day – Wall Tent Sun Down
February 10 - Photo of the Day – The Beellagio
February 10 - Long Rider Gin Szagola: First Solo Horse Ride Across Southern Australia
February 8 - The Grit List: Things to Do Before Setting Sail for Shackleford Banks
February 7 - Circles in the Snow: After the Thaw
February 6 - Join the Horse Partnership Webinar with Julia Carpenter – February 7th
February 6 - Photo of the Day – Chiminea Chicken
February 2 - Photo of the Day – Woodshed Sunset
February 1 - How Wild Bees Winter in Insulated Horizontal Hives
January 29 - Photo of the Day – Shoebox Canyon Dawn
January 25 - Photo of the Day – Weekend Mugs
January 21 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly and Cooter the Prize Cow
January 21 - Snow Day Prep: Mules, Blankets, and Last-Minute Runs
January 20 - First Unsupported Horse Across Australia: Gin & Fable
January 17 - Photo of the Day – Grit’s Porthole
January 13 - Photo of the Day – Melinda’s Healing Garden
January 9 - Photo of the Day – First Persimmon
January 6 - How Tom Sites Found Peace in the Great American Horse Race of 1976
January 5 - Photo of the Day – Lucky on the Couch
January 1 - Photo of the Day – That Face We Love

2025

December 29 - Building a Covered Wagon in Southern Pines, NC
December 28 - Photo of the Day – The Boat in My Rear View Mirror
December 27 - Bell Bottoms, Wagons & Travel Grit: My 2025 Year in Review
December 24 - Photo of the Day – Candle and Porthole
December 23 - Why I Prefer an Outboard Well Over Transom Mount on My Nimble 24
December 20 - Photo of the Day – Our Herd at Rest
December 20 - Covered Wagon Shadow Puppet Show: A Homemade Christmas Video
December 16 - Photo of the Day – Hanging with Lucky
December 12 - Photo of the Day – Shackleford Banks
December 9 - Photo of the Day – The Stars Over Our Cabin
December 6 - Photo of the Day – Bumble Bee on Scarlet Runner Bean
December 3 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly’s Lips
November 30 - Photo of the Day – Come on Back!
November 30 - Photo of the Day – Persimmons in Our Cabin Window
November 15 - From Snowstorm to Screen: PBS NC Director Morgan Potts Describes the Making of Swan Song
November 11 - Back Under Sail After 22 Years: Why the Nimble 24 Sailboat Is the Perfect Shallow-Draft Cruiser
November 5 - See the Being the Two Step Way With Julia Carpenter and Ty Evans Mulemanship
October 28 - Photo of the Day – Mr No Shoulders on the Driveway
October 25 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly and Me Heading Up the Road
October 19 - Photo of the Day – Polly’s Breakfast
October 16 - Photo of the Day – Grandaddy Long Legs
October 13 - Photo of the Day – Silver Bells and Kona
October 10 - Photo of the Day – Hay Barn Wolf Spider
October 7 - Photo of the Day – Beauty in the Manure
October 5 - Photo of the Day – Throw It, Throw It, Throw It!
September 28 - Photo of the Day – Making Hummer Water
September 27 - 1991 Brenderup Royal Horse Trailer: Specs, Photos, and What It’s Like to Own One
September 25 - Photo of the Day – Noble Cracker
September 22 - Photo of the Day – Morning Pony Ramble
September 19 - Photo of the Day – Mornings Around Here
September 16 - Photo of the Day – Carter, Mule Polly and the Mattamuskeet Apple
September 13 - Photo of the Day – Summertime
September 10 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly Grazing the Creek Bank
September 4 - Photo of the Day – Wanna Play?
September 1 - Photo of the Day – Rainy Wednesday Morning
August 29 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly on the Front Steps
August 26 - Photo of the Day – Wagon Lantern Morning
August 23 - Photo of the Day – Cook Time Shadow
August 20 - Photo of the Day – Preparing for the PBS NC Shoot
August 17 - Photo of the Day – Mattamuskeet Dawn
August 14 - Photo of the Day – Getting Ready to Roll
July 6 - Photo of the Day – Butterbread
July 3 - How to Stream “Swan Song” on PBS and YouTube
July 3 - Photo of the Day – Wagon Entertainment
July 2 - Photo of the Day – Snowed In
July 2 - How We Made Swan Song: A Winter Mule Journey Documentary
June 30 - Watch the Swan Song Premier July 3 on PBS NC
June 21 - A Cast Iron Cauldron, a Busted Ear, and My Summer Movie “Ants”
June 10 - How to Catch a Swarm of Wild Bees for a Horizontal Hive
June 3 - Photo of the Day – Eastern Tiger Tails on Manure
May 31 - Photo of the Day – This Is Why I Keep Wild Bees
May 30 - Photo of the Day – Farewell to a Rain Crow
May 30 - Listen to Two Mules to Triumph on the Creative Spirits Unleashed Podcast
May 29 - Watch the Two Mules to Triumph Program
May 28 - Photo of the Day – Harlowe’s Bat on a Foggy Holler Morning
May 25 - Photo of the Day – Mule Days at Leatherwood
May 25 - What’s It Like to Ride Two Mules 2,300 Miles Through America?
May 22 - Photo of the Day – Mule Polly Before and After She Started Eating Equine Senior Feed
May 19 - Photo of the Day – Cicada Hatch
May 16 - Photo of the Day – Evening on the Brushies
May 13 - Listen to a Toad at Night up The Shoebox Canyon
May 13 - Photo of the Day – Liv, Julia and the Two Step Way
May 10 - What Would You Ask Hugo Vihlen About Sailing Father’s Day?
May 10 - Mule Days at Leatherwood Photos 2025
May 10 - Photo of the Day – Returning Ronald’s Wagon Seat
May 4 - Sunday Morning at Mule Days: How We Won the Parade
May 3 - Ride a Travois, Pet a Mule: Mule Days at Leatherwood Photos
May 1 - Photo of the Day – Grafting Mattamuskeet Apples
April 29 - Pet a Mule, Watch a Parade: I’m Inviting You to Mule Days at Leatherwood
April 28 - Photo of the Day – Waiting for Eggs to Hatch
April 27 - How to Put a Swarm of Wild Bees into a Horizontal Hive
April 25 - Photo of the Day – Diggity Pondering Lunch. Yep, Beans Again…
April 22 - How to Make Hoof Boots Work on a Mule
April 19 - Photo of the Day: Laura and Me Gettin’ Funky.
April 16 - Photo of the Day: the View from the Top of Our Mountain (Caldwell County, North Carolina)
April 13 - Photo of the Day: the First Scout Bee Checks Out One of My Swarm Traps
April 10 - Photo of the Day: Cracker Snoozing in His Hay
April 2 - Photo of the Day – Black Bear at the Dump
February 15 - Snowed In by Wagon at Lake Mattamuskeet: Thanking Hyde County
February 12 - Photo of the Day – Kona and Julia Share a Moment
February 3 - Winter Wanderings: A PBS NC Wagon Adventure at Lake Mattamuskeet
January 18 - Mule Polly and the Covered Wagon Head to Lake Mattamuskeet for PBS NC
January 18 - How to Grease the Wheels on Your Covered Wagon
January 13 - Photo of the Day – Snow Day
January 12 - Lake Mattamuskeet Covered Wagon Ramble with PBS NC
January 10 - How to Make Cowboy Coffee on a Covered Wagon
January 3 - Covered Wagon in the Snow: First Snowfall of 2025
January 1 - Photo of the Day – Happy New Year 2025
January 1 - How to Sew Tie Back Points to Your Covered Wagon’s Cover

2024

December 30 - Covered Wagon End of Year Wishes
December 17 - Photo of the Day – Wagon Kerosene Lantern
December 16 - Shadows of Mules and a Covered Wagon: Sneak Peek
December 14 - How to Replace a Wear Plate on a Covered Wagon
December 14 - Photo of the Day – The New Cover I Sewed for the Wagon
December 13 - How to Install a Wood Stove in a Covered Wagon
December 8 - Photo of the Day – Pinned and Ready to Sew
December 6 - How to Sew a Cover For a Covered Wagon
December 5 - Photo of the Day – First Snow on the Wagon Wheel
December 2 - Photo of the Day – Message in a Tumblweed
November 29 - Horses, Plows, and Sasquatch: Scenes from the Dixie Draft Auction 2024
November 29 - Photo of the Day – Proud Garlic Moment
November 28 - Happy Thanksgiving From the Shoebox Canyon
November 28 - Photo of the Day – Stock Tank Water
November 26 - Photo of the Day – Asking to Get Dumped
November 23 - Photo of the Day – Cracker Wading
November 21 - Melissa Priblo Chapman’s Review of “Two Mules to Triumph”
November 20 - Warning! Do Not Use Compressor As Breathing Machine
November 20 - Photo of the Day – Brick in Her Packed Saddle
November 17 - Photo of the Day – Youngsters Watching
November 14 - Photo of the Day – Waiting to Rope
November 11 - Photo of the Day – Getting Ready for the Ranch Rodeo (Hyannis, Nebraska)
November 10 - Legging Polly up for the Next Mule Ramble
November 8 - Photo of the Day – Getting Ready for the Bronc (Hyannis, Nebraska)
November 5 - Photo of the Day – Waiting Roping Steers
November 2 - Photo of the Day – Let ‘er Rip!
November 1 - You Need a Mule Cart Ride With Two Border Collies
October 27 - Photo of the Day – Duct Tape Patches
October 26 - Mule Ride With Ronald Hudson at Faith Tabernacle of Praise
October 25 - Photo of the Day – Postcard Home to Julia
October 21 - Photo of the Day – Getting Ready to Beeline
October 21 - Photo of the Day – Driveway Snapping Turtle
October 18 - Photo of the Day – Waiting for Elder FLower Lemonade
October 15 - Photo of the Day – Lucky and Diggity on the Bald
October 12 - Photo of the Day – The View from the Wall Tent
October 9 - Photo of the Day – Making Elder Flower Lemonade
October 8 - Hay Bales to Hydraulic Fluid: How to Help After Hurricane Helene
October 8 - How to Reconnect With Your Horse or Pet After Hurricane Helene
October 1 - How a Moisture Meter Saved Our Winter Hay Supply
September 30 - Photo of the Day – Heading Up the Virginia Creeper Trail
September 30 - Clotheslined in Steffenville: “Two Mules to Triumph” Excerpt
September 28 - Here’s How Hurricane Helene Whacked the Shoe Box Canyon
September 27 - Photo of the Day – The View from on High
September 24 - Photo of the Day – Brick, Cracker and Me
September 23 - Make, Don’t Break: Photos, Musings and Yoga from the EQUUS Film Fest
September 21 - Photo of the Day – Renegade Hoof Boots on the Virginia Highland Horse Trail
September 20 - How To Help With Hurricane Helene Relief
September 18 - To the EQUUS Film Fest in the Crashed, Smashed and Deer-struck Tiny House Wagon Camper
September 18 - Photo of the Day – Horse Shoe and Hoof Boot
September 15 - Photo of the Day – RJ’s Hat
September 12 - Watch the Official “Two Mules to Triumph” Book Video
September 12 - Photo of the Day – On Top of the World at Grayson Highlands
September 9 - Photo of the Day – My Neighbors on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
September 6 - Photo of the Day – Hammock Camping On Virginia HighlandsTrail
September 3 - Photo of the Day – Puddle Drink on the Virginia Highlands Trail
August 31 - Photo of the Day – Bear Scratching Tree on Virginia Highlands Trail
August 30 - Photo of the Day – Windmill Water
August 25 - Photo of the Day – Horse Heaven on Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
August 22 - Photo of the Day – Mule Cracker watching Virginia Highlands Trail
August 19 - Photo of the Day – Riding Through Burn on Virginia Highlands Trail
August 17 - Photo of the Day – The Day I Stuck the Old Tractor on a Stump
August 16 - Photo of the Day – Cracker’s Hoof After Hoof Boots all Day
August 13 - Photo of the Day – Our Provisions for a Three Week Trail Ride
August 10 - Photo of the Day – Trail Chat on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
August 7 - Photo of the Day – Horses Have Died on These Trails
August 4 - Photo of the Day – Go Around This Collapsed Bridge
August 1 - Photo of the Day – A Hard Start on The Virginia Highlands Trail
July 29 - Photo of the Day – Writing with Nancy Sluy’s Dog China
July 26 - Photo of the Day – I Can’t Keep Out of the Saddle.
July 25 - Photo of the Day – Ya Need a Needle
July 23 - Photo of the Day – Keith Smith and Brick
July 20 - Photo of the Day – Bill and Nancy Sluy’s Barn
July 17 - Photo of the Day – Keith, Abe and Lincoln
July 14 - Photo of the Day – A Saddlebag Full of Greens
July 13 - Ride a Mule Across the Second Oldest River in the World
July 8 - Photo of the Day – Morning Fog Off the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
July 5 - Photo of the Day – The Old Cow Barn
July 2 - Photo of the Day – Grazing on the Open Range Lands
July 2 - How Do Hoof Boots Work on Mules in the Mud?
June 30 - Mules Brick and Cracker Groom Each Other on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 29 - Photo of the Day – Howdy There
June 27 - How to Take Big Trips in a Small Way — My Offbeat Life Podcast Interview
June 26 - Photo of the Day – Trestle Chat
June 25 - Virginia Highlands Horse Trail: Mule Ramble Wrap-Up
June 24 - Hoof Boots on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail: Mules Brick and Cracker at 80 Miles
June 23 - Photo of the Day – My Home on the Road
June 21 - Runaway Mule on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail: Catching Cracker
June 20 - Photo of the Day – The Grand Send Off
June 18 - Losing My Mule Cracker While Riding the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 17 - Photo of the Day – Gonzo Horse
June 16 - Mules, Mud and Fallen Trees on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 15 - What It’s Like For a Mule to Nibble Your Beard
June 14 - Atlas Obscura Releases Podcast About My Time in the Doldrums
June 12 - Virginia Highlands Horse Trail: A Hand-Drawn Map and Trail Friends
June 11 - Photo of the Day – Reaching Elk Garden
June 10 - Grayson Highlands Mule Camp: Scenes from the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 9 - A Fly Joins My Mules on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 9 - Photo of the Day – Brick at Sunset
June 9 - How to Speak Appalachian Trail Lingo With Sleeper and His Tramily
June 8 - Join my Mules For a Cup of Coffee Cooked on Our BioLite Wood Stove
June 7 - How a House Feels So Big After Two Weeks on the Trail
June 7 - Photo of the Day – Mule Buddies Brick and Cracker
June 5 - Photo of the Day – Creek Crossing
June 4 - Overcome by Rain in Elk Garden While Riding the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 4 - Squatting in Nettles on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 4 - Time Lapse Mule Camp on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 3 - Renegade Hoof Boot Repair Day on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
June 3 - Mules Brick and Cracker Cross a Creek: Virginia Highlands
June 2 - Virginia Highlands Horse Trail Mule Ramble Update: Cripple Creek
June 1 - Post in a Visible Place
June 1 - Listen to Mule Cracker Eat Breakfast: Virginia Highlands
May 26 - Black Birch, Cool Air, and Four Seconds on the Virginia Creeper Trail
May 25 - SheRa Just Wants to Transition and Hike the Appalachian Trail
May 21 - Listen to Two Mules Clip Clop Across a Trestle Bridge on the Virginia Creeper Trail
May 20 - Goodnight Wishes From Damascus, Virginia — Night Before the Mule Ramble
May 20 - Clothes for a Three-Week Mule Ramble: Virginia Highlands
May 19 - Photo of the Day – Fitting Hoof Boots for Mules
May 16 - Photo of the Day – Bicycle Mules
May 15 - Join me For a Mule Ramble Along The Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
May 9 - Photo of the Day – Mule Days at Leatherwood 2024
May 9 - Join us For Mule Days at Leatherwood 2024
April 23 - Photo of the Day – Legging Up Mules Brick and Cracker
April 21 - Photo of the Day – Swarm Scout Bee
April 15 - Which Swarm Trap Will Catch the First Swarm of Bees?
April 10 - Becalmed in the Doldrums: Sailing the Atlantic Alone
April 10 - Photo of the Day – Mule Wagon on the Beach
April 10 - Photo of the Day – Walking Through Wyoming with Mule Brick
April 8 - Photo of the Day – Blue Bottles for Melinda Penkava-Smith
March 31 - Photo of the Day – Spring Has Arrived
March 29 - Photo of the Day – Pavement Ends
March 27 - Photo of the Day – On Corner of South and Vandermere
March 17 - Photo-of-the-Day-Mosaic
March 15 - Photo of the Day – Mules Sandy (L) and Polly Pulling the Lost Sea Wagon
March 13 - Photo of the Day – Driveway Crayfish
March 11 - Photo of the Day – Mr Bear Checking Our Boundary
March 9 - Photo of the Day – Harlowe’s Frosty Bat
March 7 - Photo of the Day – No Cussing and Fussing
March 5 - Photo of the Day – Wintry Bouquet
March 3 - Photo of the Day – Border Collie Tow Job
March 1 - Photo of the Day – Ice Storm Morning
February 28 - Photo of the Day – Ice Storm Walk
February 26 - Photo of the Day – Grave of the Uknown Cowboy
February 22 - The Creston Dinosaur: a Roadside Legend on Atlas Obscura
February 18 - Photo of the Day – Richard Gragg
February 14 - Photo of the Day – Morning Dishes
February 12 - Photo of the Day – Live Plants
February 10 - Photo of the Day – Face on Your Egg
February 8 - Photo of the Day – Rafters and Sky
February 6 - Photo of the Day – Locust Post
February 4 - Photo of the Day – Hauling Locust
February 2 - Photo of the Day – Cutting Mortises
January 31 - Photo of the Day – My Favorite Wood Locust
January 29 - Photo of the Day – Morgan Higgins and His Dog
January 27 - Photo of the Day – An Honest Patch
January 23 - Photo of the Day – I Don’t Remember His Name
January 21 - Photo of the Day – The Lost Sea Wagon with a Bale of Alfalfa Hay
January 18 - Photo of the Day – Truck Driver Alex Leyva Pena
January 17 - Photo of the Day – Rattlesnake Transfer Site
January 15 - Photo of the Day – Cactus Jelly
January 11 - Photo of the Day – Polly and John Klingberg
January 7 - Photo of the Day – John Klingberg
January 5 - Photo of the Day – Bill Sailor
January 3 - Photo of the Day – Mule Corn Shadow
January 1 - Photo of the Day – Mule Giraffe

2023

December 30 - Photo of the Day – Winter Mule Shadow
December 28 - Photo of the Day – The Bottom of Brick’s Hoof
December 24 - Photo of the Day – Winter Woody Shed
December 22 - Photo of the Day – Three Wide
December 20 - Photo of the Day – Stove Wood
December 19 - Photo of the Day – Puddle Reflection
December 18 - Photo of the Day – Moving the Herd
December 17 - Photo of the Day – Brick Waits
December 15 - Photo of the Day – A Horny Head from Our Creek
December 14 - Photo of the Day – Leaf Swirl
December 13 - Introducing Photo of the Day
December 13 - Photo of the Day – Orchard Sunrise
December 13 - Photo of the Day – Leaf Note to Dylan
December 12 - Photo of the Day – Fallen Leaves and Brook
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Dog’s Breakfast
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Apple Pie
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Julia and Pie
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Homegrown Pawpaws
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Snookie the Dust Dog
December 11 - Photo of the Day – The Timber Rattler Up Our Mountain
December 11 - Drinking at the Beebox: Feral Bees Settling in for Winter
December 11 - Photo of the Day – The Skillet Lickers
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Some Leaves Never Blend In
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Happy Thanksgiving!
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Napping Bat
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Letter to Thies and Kicki
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Covered in Border Collies
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Secret’s Bad Bullet
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Red Barn Couch
December 11 - Photo of the Day – Mule Man Ronald Hudson
December 10 - List of Podcasts, Interviews and Reviews Featuring “Two Mules to Triumph”
December 4 - Lessons from Bogging Hodge the Horse in New Zealand
November 28 - How to Build a Deck With Locust Log Posts
November 19 - How Adeline Hallot Went From Cart to Horse Traveler: Part 2
November 3 - What it’s Like to Ride a Mule Through Casper, Wyoming
November 2 - Queen Valley Mule Ranch Trail Lite Saddle Review: 2,300 Miles from North Carolina to Idaho
October 7 - Listen to Two Step Way Founder Julia Carpenter On the “Today’s Horsewoman”Podcast
September 9 - A Long Walk Home: Bernie Harberts on the Atlas Obscura Podcast
July 18 - Dogged: Adeline Hallot Crosses the Pyrenees With a Cart
May 10 - Dreaming of Wild Bees
February 19 - The Creston Dinosaur: Bernie Harberts on the Atlas Obscura Podcast
February 14 - The Long Ride: Melissa Priblo Chapman Discusses Her Book “Distant Skies” (Part 2 of 2)
January 31 - “Distant Skies”: Melissa Priblo Chapman Discusses Her New Book (Part 1 of 2)
January 1 - Hoppin’ John: Happy New Year 2024

2022

November 10 - How to Catch a Snake in Your House
November 9 - Mule Rider: Emmy-Winning Covered Wagon Documentary
November 7 - Are you Too Old to Go?
November 6 - Adjusting Pie’s Hoof Boots: Part 3 of a 3-Part Series
November 5 - Off With Her Shoes: Part 1 of a 3-Part Series
November 3 - Mule Mushrooming: Hunting ‘Aeyer Schweumli’ from the Saddle
October 29 - Lassen County Animal Abuse Rescue: Dogs Forced to Eat Dogs
October 11 - Lassen County Sheriff’s Office Press Release on a Massive Animal Abuse Case
August 20 - Cavallo Hoof Boot Review: First Impression
July 11 - How I Improvised Hoof Boots From a Tire Store Dumpster
May 28 - 1992 Dodge D250 LE 12v Cummins Diesel CarFax Report
May 1 - Public Service Announcement to Birds Nesting in Our Trailer
April 29 - Diggity Says Today’s the Best Day of Your Life
March 21 - How Hoof Boots Work in the Snow
February 28 - Why I’m Selling My 1992 First Gen Cummins Dodge After 18 Years
February 11 - Is a Mare Mule or Horse Mule Better?
January 29 - Sailing Back to Horses
January 22 - Sky Water: Catching Rain on a Sailboat with No Water Tank
January 16 - Snow on the Pillows
January 16 - The Window Stays Open, Even in a Snowstorm
January 14 - In Praise of Salamander Water Part Two: Keeping the Cistern on the Hill
January 9 - Julia’s Latest: On Becoming Harriet Bighorn
January 6 - In Praise of Salamander Water: Part 1
January 5 - It’s my Birfday
January 3 - Pony Sunday: How to Exercise Three Mules at Once

2021

December 31 - 2021 in Review: Driveway Crawfish, Bald Wandering and Brother Christian Gets a New Bed
November 10 - Smell the Laundromat: Two-Month Road Trip in a 1923 Ford
November 1 - When Land Burns and Rivers Run Dry: A Rafter’s Story
October 24 - Fire, Drought, and Crash: Julia’s Letters From the West
October 21 - Me Hue Man: New Name, New Tattoo
October 19 - BioLite Stove Review: Now We’re Cooking With Wood
October 18 - Lesbians, Furries, Kissing Men, and A New Belt in the Sandhills of Nebraska
October 18 - From Starved to Star: Magneto’s Rescue Story
October 13 - Little Red Vardo Gypsy Wagon Road Trip
October 10 - Don’t Get Moldy: Why You Need a Hay Moisture Meter
September 24 - Mule vs. Snake on the Iron Mountain Trail
August 24 - Casper the Super-friendly Cat up for Adoption
August 12 - Obituary for an Imperfect Dog
August 9 - Snookie: 2008 – 2021
August 8 - Farmers Day in Robbins NC: Mules, Wagons and Faces
August 1 - Man-length Rat Snakes and Salamander Drowners: Western NC Summer
August 1 - Lil Eagleman: Loving a Leucistic Chipping Sparrow
July 26 - How do you Pony Your Pony?
May 27 - Full Mule Moon
May 16 - Hill Top Sunday Morning
May 13 - A Mule Wagon Wedding in the Sandhills of North Carolina
May 2 - Springing Toward Summer
April 30 - Ride a Humpy Mule: Weekend Plans
April 29 - Steve Edwards of Queen Valley Mule Ranch and I Talk Mules
April 27 - What Mule Cracker Taught me at Leatherwood Mule Days
March 28 - Wall Tent Mule Ramble Weekend
March 18 - Weekend Wishes
February 2 - Buck and Smile: Ty Evans Mule Clinic at Leatherwood
February 2 - Found: Great Pair of Legs at Food Lion
January 28 - Blondes
January 24 - Our Place in the Universe
January 18 - Measuring Pie for Hoof Boots: Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
January 18 - Mule Wrestling
January 12 - For Sale: Trailer for Hauling Horses/Mules and Wagon Together
January 7 - Slushy Sunday Shadow
January 6 - I am Heart Broken
January 6 - What is the Best Hoof Boot: 3 Boots After 32 Days on the Trail
January 2 - Within a Sneeze of Getting Wiped Out

2020

December 31 - Have a Good Last Day of 2020
December 27 - Road Training a Haflinger Pony: Pie’s First Day Pulling a Cart
December 24 - Butterbean, Mule Wrestling and Old Dog Guy Christmas Greetings
December 17 - Brother Sister Dory Story
December 15 - Did Anyone Find My Tumbleweed Message?
October 11 - Pickle Raft Crushed, Rebuilt and Refloated
September 29 - Froggie Friday
August 9 - How to Rebuild a Katadyn Survivor 35 Desalinator
August 8 - Sunflower Sunday Morning
July 20 - The Garlic Journal: How Long It Takes to Grow a Head of Garlic
June 29 - Wren Silhoutte
June 15 - Splitting Locust: What It Sounds Like (With Audio)
June 7 - For Sale 1992 Dodge Ram D250 Cummins 12 valve Diesel Video
June 3 - Setting Locust Fence Corner Posts and Mortising Rails
May 31 - Pineapples or Pine Apples?
May 30 - Splitting a Locust Log: From Windfall Tree to Fence Posts
May 29 - Three Little Birds
May 26 - Building a Locust Fence: Harvesting Logs and Splitting Rails
January 1 - All the Best in 2020

2019

December 13 - Hawk Hucks, Woman Watches Movie
December 9 - Paul Compton: 1926 – 2019
December 7 - Tractor Tire Mule Haul
December 1 - Dixie Faces
November 30 - Dixie Dogs
November 29 - Dixie Dogs and Faces
November 25 - I’m Writing You
November 24 - “On a Mule Bound for Triumph” Article in Eye on Sun Valley (Idaho)
November 18 - November Herd
November 15 - Two Year Old Potatoes
November 8 - Welcome Home
November 5 - 1992 Dodge First Gen Cummins Mule Haul: Nebraska to Missouri
November 5 - 1992 Dodge First Gen Cummins Mule Haul: Wyoming to Nebraska
November 3 - 1992 Dodge First Gen Cummins Mule Haul: Idaho to Wyoming
November 3 - Hauling Mules Home in a 30-Year-Old Truck and Trailer
October 21 - Sought: Ride for 2 Mules from Idaho to North Carolina.
October 20 - Hailey, Idaho: Final Destination in the Snow
October 18 - Heading in to the Final 10 Miles of Mules West Ramble
October 17 - Top Hat Mystery Solved
October 15 - Arco, Idaho: Down to the Final 75 Miles
October 13 - The Top Hat Mystery
October 12 - The Final 130 Miles
October 11 - Sought: Ride Home for Two Mules
October 10 - Winding Down the Two Mules to Triumph Ramble
October 10 - Days Don’t Fade in Idaho
October 7 - Welcome to Idaho (Rhymes with Snow)
October 6 - A Coat From Cowboy Dave
October 5 - Cowboy Dave’s Spurs
October 3 - Pickle Jug Water Container
September 29 - Rocky Mountain Mule Saddle Frost
September 28 - Seeking Mystery Dog Food Donor
September 27 - Off the Mountain Before the Storm
September 27 - 166 Days, 2000 Miles, One Plastic Binder
September 25 - Please Help
September 22 - Sage Land Behind Us, Mountains Ahead
September 21 - Rescuing a Grasshopper From a Wyoming Stock Tank
September 20 - About Brick
September 18 - About Cracker
September 16 - After 20 Million Steps: First Sight of the Rocky Mountains
September 15 - “Man and His Mules Cross America on Path Set by Dental Floss” Douglas Budget (Wy) Newspaper Article
September 12 - Your Mule Is at Isabel’s House
September 11 - Rainy Day Hole up at the Monk King Bird Pottery
September 9 - Independence Rock (Wyoming) and Musings on Letters and Humanity
September 8 - Camper Fantasy Musings
September 6 - To Bivy Bag or Not to Bivy Bag
September 5 - Casper, Wyoming Arrival – and Departure
September 4 - Foggy Desert Start
September 2 - Windmill Water: Crossing Wyoming’s High Desert With Two Mules
September 1 - Sunday Wind Mill Shadow
August 30 - The Beet Piler
August 28 - Night at the White Wolf Saloon
August 27 - What Do You Want to Know?
August 26 - Blow Your Whistle at my Mules
August 24 - Wyoming Welcome
August 23 - Drying Out
August 21 - Salt
August 20 - Email From the Sand Hills
August 19 - Mystery Equipment ID Thanks
August 18 - Big Dipper Tent Goodnight
August 18 - Fort Robinson, Nebraska, Arrival
August 17 - The Land Around Here – Alliance to Hemingford, Nebraska
August 16 - Faces on the Way to the Fairground – Alliance to Hemingford, Nebraska
August 15 - Bridge and Another Man’s Horse
August 13 - Ranch Rodeo Saturday Night
August 11 - Trouble in a Leather Sack
August 10 - How to Water a Mule in the Desert
August 10 - Serendipity Lodging
August 9 - She Tracked me Down
August 9 - Talking Trash with Trent Loos on “Rural Route”
August 7 - Sober and Seeking Mule
August 6 - Shovel and Top Hat
August 5 - Hyannis at Last
August 4 - Anselmo Early Morning Start
August 3 - The Rub: Shoulda Taken a Day Off
August 2 - Greetings from Mountain Time
August 1 - Junk Heap Mule Browse and the Fair Ground
August 1 - Aerial Burial
July 30 - Pig Walking with Landri
July 29 - Anselmo: The End of Farming
July 28 - Broken Bow 4-H
July 28 - Sunday Sleep Medicine
July 27 - Mason City, Nebraska
July 27 - Wake me to Say Good Bye
July 26 - Walking to Hazard With Mules: Trent Loos and I Talk Mule Rambling on “Rural Route”
July 26 - Bison Dawn
July 25 - Victory in a Can
July 23 - Miles or Steps? Measure of a Journey.
July 21 - Crop Duster Dusting
July 18 - Resting in Central City
July 18 - Mule Lodging Log
July 17 - Hordville Hello
July 17 - Road Kill Fish
July 14 - Last Missouri Miles
July 14 - Sunday Shadow
July 13 - Safari Park Day Off
July 11 - “Mules West” Article in Herald-Whig Newspaper (Quincy, Illinois)
July 9 - Art’s Hamburger
July 8 - Turtle Crossing
July 7 - Joe’s Joke
July 4 - Stanberry, MO Independence Day
July 3 - Stanberry, MO and a Bridge Detour
July 2 - Driveway Visit
July 1 - How Many Steps Does a Horse or Mule Take to Walk a Mile: The Effect of 50,000 Steps a Day on Your Horse or Mule’s Back
June 29 - The Chlorophyll View From Above
June 28 - Trenton, MO Greetings
June 27 - Dancing (Sorta) With Mules
June 25 - Playing the Harmonica to Stay Awake
June 23 - Mule Speed Storm Drain Cover Observations
June 21 - The Stay Put Mule Rain Blues
June 21 - Grain Bin Drowning Danger
June 19 - Shoulda Called a Rain Date
June 19 - Bridge Across the Illinois River
June 18 - Crossing the Mississippi River With 2 Mules
June 17 - Herald-Whig (Quincy, Illinois) Photo Essay About the Two Mules to Triumph Ramble
June 16 - Mule Ramble Week 9 in Photos
June 15 - How Cracker Cracked my Helmet Not my Skull
June 14 - How I Met Young Captain America
June 13 - After the First 1000 Miles on a Mule
June 13 - Resting up After 62 Mule Days on the Road.
June 12 - “Taking the Scenic Route” Jacksonville, Illinois Journal-Courier Article – June 7, 2019
June 12 - Welcome to RiverEarth.com
June 10 - The Final Miles Across Illinois
June 6 - Cruisin' the Fireball Freeway
June 3 - Mule Chow Gift
May 31 - Crossing into the Land of Lincoln by Mule
May 29 - Mule Fuel
May 29 - What to do About Tornadoes
May 27 - On a Map Versus On a Mule
May 26 - In to the Tar Road Land
May 26 - Mule Dawn
May 25 - Button Lathe and Cooling Casket
May 23 - Mule Bridge Police Escort Video
May 21 - Kentucky Roadkill: A Mule Rider’s Field Guide
May 19 - Week 6: Indiana Mule River Life
May 17 - Crossing the Ohio River Bridge by Mule
May 17 - Indiana Greetings
May 13 - Road Kill Tiger Tails
May 12 - Mule Ramble Week 5 in Photos
May 11 - Sought: Mule Rambler Lodging
May 11 - The Road to Speck
May 8 - 7 Sleeps
May 7 - The Colorist
May 6 - I Hope Their Legs Keep Working
May 5 - Whose Lights are the Miners Keeping On?
May 4 - Keep Out Bang Bang
May 3 - Where is Home?
May 2 - Greetings from Science Hill, Kentucky
May 1 - Hay Field Breakfast
May 1 - Spring in Lily, Kentucky
April 30 - Why My Wife Isn't Mule Rambling With Me – This Time
April 29 - Crackers Ponders the Week Ahead
April 28 - Tennessee Morning Dew
April 27 - Mule Runaway
April 26 - Butterflies
April 26 - Broken and Forgotten: Route of the First 2 Weeks
April 24 - Sleeping Under Tractor Trailers
April 24 - 700,000 minutes of Lost Sea Expedition Streaming
April 23 - Tennessee Easter Sunday Lodgings
April 22 - Isuzu Mule Anchor
April 21 - A Top Hat Full of Easter Eggs
April 20 - Pink Purse by the Road
April 18 - Johnny the Chicken Slat Man: It Happened in Globe
April 17 - Ryan Crick and Opening a Bottle of Strawberry Wine
April 16 - Through the Ice
April 15 - Monday Mule Commuting Blues
April 13 - From Saddle Bag Rice to Strawberry Wine: What a Mule Rambler Eats
April 10 - Top Hat Tennessee
April 9 - Richard Gragg Laurel Digger
April 9 - Girl in a Green Dress
April 8 - Riding the Tater Tunnel Trail
April 5 - The Night Before Riding Away on my Mules
April 2 - Pant Leg Jug Carriers and the Blanket Stitch
March 20 - The List of Items I’d Take on a Half Year Mule Ramble
March 1 - How Julia and I Got Hitched at the Town Dock
February 22 - Join Julia and Me as we get Hitched!
January 25 - Two Rings
January 16 - Living Lean and Feeling Bionic: A Mule Ramble Through Damascus, Virginia
January 15 - Lost Sea Expedition Fan Mail: A Postcard from Wisconsin
January 11 - Mule Polly and I go to the Dentist

2018

December 10 - Ursula Daniel Obituary (1935 – 2018)
December 6 - Lost Sea Expedition wins Winnie Award at EQUUS Film Festival
November 15 - 2018 EQUUS Film Festival Schedule
October 7 - We’re Off! Join Our Virginia Highlands Mule Ramble.
September 30 - Repairing a Renegade Hoof Boot on the Trail
September 27 - Ride Out the Front Gate: Let the Photos Speak
September 26 - Mule Journey Tent Life: A Rainy Night in Damascus, VA
September 26 - Sought: Lodging for 3 Mules
September 26 - Keeping Up with the Mules: Morning Exercise on the Road
September 25 - Mule Riding the Appalachian Backroads: 100 Miles by Word of Mouth
September 20 - Chris the Worm Wrangler: A Character We Met on Our NC Mule Ride
September 19 - Mule Ramble Update: NC High Country to Hurricane Florence
September 19 - Dave Demour: Singer, Stone Artist, and ex-Monk of Todd, NC
September 18 - Looking for Eustace Conway by Mule
September 18 - What the Sign Said: Mule Ramble Through Todd, North Carolina
September 13 - Waiting Out the Storm: Mule Ramble Camps in North Carolina
September 13 - Shelter from the Storm
September 11 - Dave Demour: Ex-Monk, Stone Layer, Singer Songwriter
September 10 - Riding the Mule Wave: Highs and Lows Near Todd, North Carolina
September 9 - Where Mules Drink: Ride Out the Front Gate
September 9 - Mule Ramble Stop: RiverGirl Fishing Company, Todd NC
September 8 - Todd Greetings: Ride Out the Front Gate
September 2 - Mule Ride to the Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention
August 30 - Three Things I Learned Riding 2,300 Miles in Hoof Boots
August 22 - Mule Pack Saddle Bags: Good Enough to Get Out the Gate
August 8 - Carpe Cool: Morning Mule Rides in North Carolina
August 8 - Dealing with Chafe
August 7 - Best Hoof Boots for Horses: A Long Rider’s Review After 32 Days on the Trail
August 6 - Polly the Mule’s 2,500-Mile Trek — The Horse Magazine
August 5 - How to Teach Your Horse or Mule to Picket by a Front Leg With a Single Hobble
August 1 - Catching Brick: A Mule for the Road
July 29 - Ride Out the Front Gate: Our Mule Adventure Begins
May 29 - Mailing a Letter From the New Mexico Desert
April 24 - Three Lanterns
April 21 - Lost Sea Expedition — Carolina Hoofbeats Interview
March 2 - Crankin’: Long Distance Bicyclists Talk About Their Bike Journeys

2017

December 20 - Radiator Wreath and a Sailboat Christmas
December 5 - Lost Sea Expedition Airs on Rocky Mountain PBS
December 5 - Lost Sea Expedition — Rocky Mountain PBS Premiere
September 26 - Home in Carolina
June 10 - Cache La Poudre River to Fort Collins: A Colorado Mule Ramble
May 15 - How I Built the Pickle Barrel Raft (Budget, Materials and Photos)
April 10 - Preppin' for Leatherwood

2016

September 5 - Sailing from the Falklands to South Georgia: Putting to Sea aboard Windora
March 30 - South Georgia Shipwreck: When Windora Hit the Rocks in Hurricane Winds
January 4 - Coming soon: the Lost Sea Expedition TV series
January 2 - Sheep Shearing in the Falkland Islands: A Sailor Goes Ashore

2015

November 28 - South Georgia Island: Not the One Near Atlanta
January 6 - Droving Cattle in New Zealand: Old Slide Film Photos from My Circumnavigation

2014

July 27 - Skidding Locust Logs With a Mule to Build a Mailbox Post
June 18 - One Man. One Mule. Newfoundland Tourism Takes Notice.
May 3 - Woody and Maggie (c. 1989 – 2014)
March 6 - Art Harberts: 1926 to 2014

2013

October 3 - Watch the Emmy-Winning “Mule Rider” on PBS North Carolina
September 15 - Polly at the Window: Mule, Molasses Bread and Newfoundland Hospitality
September 12 - UNC-TV and Our State "Mule Rider" Program
August 24 - Ronald’s Borrowed Vomit Saddle Bags
August 17 - It's Not's What's Over the Door
August 6 - Pack Saddle Temptation: Nearly Running Away with Mules Polly and Buddy
July 30 - How to Stow Away on a Sailboat
July 9 - Seek Work: A Mule Wagon Ramble in Search of Day Jobs
June 28 - Adrift Between Missions
June 28 - Whiskey Bottle Cake
March 29 - The Last Thing I Hear In My Wagon World
January 26 - Donkey Icicles
January 12 - Mule Polly Visits the Caldwell County Library: A Newfoundland Journey

2012

December 22 - Party in the Batch
October 6 - The Covered Wagon Didn’t Survive. Mule Polly Did. Newfoundland Crash.
September 29 - Mule Polly’s Secret Mission: Hunting a Vinyl Record Across Newfoundland
August 10 - Kids and a Missing Mule in Newfoundland
August 1 - How a Mule Sleeps at Night in Newfoundland
August 1 - Never Lie to Your Mule
June 20 - Heading Into Newfoundland by Covered Wagon
June 17 - Icebergs and Mule Blankets: Covered Wagon Life in Newfoundland
June 13 - Walter King Ponders the Covered Wagon
June 12 - Going Offline in Newfoundland: Mule Polly and the Open Road
June 12 - Newfoundland by Covered Wagon: Polly Boards the Ferry
June 12 - Covered Wagon Pace: Why Bernie Can’t Promise a Time and Place
June 5 - Covered Wagon Trip North: The Ugly First 800 Miles
June 1 - Building the Covered Wagon Trailer: 2,200 Miles to Nova Scotia
April 10 - Peanut Butter Hitch Fix: Mule Polly’s Great Escape
April 6 - A Wagon Ramble Through Pamlico County: Photos from a Dying Camera
April 2 - How to End a Day on a Covered Wagon
March 26 - Covered Wagon Done — Now Let’s Tow a Sailboat with a Mule
March 12 - Building the Covered Wagon: Polly Meets Her New Rig
February 27 - From Scrap Pile to Covered Wagon: Week Two of the Build
January 2 - The Start of Dangerous Planning: One Mule, One Wagon Idea

2011

October 20 - Tasmania by Bike: How a Stone Soup Traveler Gets Going
October 11 - Covered Wagon Travel: Uwharrie at the Speed of Rice
May 4 - Tasmania by the Numbers: Cycling Around Tasmania on a $10 Bike
April 27 - Cast Away on a Whaleboat
April 16 - Biking Around Tasmania: One Last Ride Before Leaving
April 12 - How to Smoke Fish Without a Refrigerator: A Bike Camper’s Guide
April 8 - Five Days at Macquarie Beach: Tasmania’s Southern Ocean Shore
April 4 - Shonky Freewheel Fix: Bicycle Repair in Tasmania
April 3 - Why They Call It the Pieman River: A Tasmania Ferry Story
March 30 - Driving the Fatman: Tasmania’s Smallest, Remotest Ferry
March 26 - How the Fatman Ferry Works (and How It Got Its Name)
March 22 - Finding Paradise, Tasmania: A Backroads Story
March 20 - The Rest of the Story: Riding Into Strahan, Tasmania
March 15 - Hauling Wild Apples in My Boots Through Tasmania
March 12 - Sounds Like the Roaring Forties
March 9 - Toasting the Roaring Forties With a Fly
March 6 - Welcome to the Roaring Forties
March 4 - Ripe Peach Bike Transport on Flinders Island, Tasmania
March 2 - That Old Buggered Hat: Tasmania by Bike
February 22 - Heading Back to the Tassie Mainland From Flinders Island
February 18 - Greetings From the Five Dollar Shack on Flinder’s Island, Tasmania
February 15 - Still Rambling on Flinders Island, Tasmania
February 11 - Ian Summers Plays the Twelve String Guitar in Tasmania
February 8 - Postcard From Flinders Island, Tasmania
February 7 - Ian Summers Plays Tasmanian Bluegrass
February 5 - Bush Fever Again: Heading to Flinder’s Island, Tasmania
February 4 - What It Really Costs to Ride Tasmania on a $10 Bike
January 29 - Tasmanian Road Tar Art
January 28 - Postcard from Tasmania
January 25 - Ian Summers and Cranks and Tinkerers: A Visit to St Mary’s, Tasmania
January 21 - Trapped by Tasmanian Leeches
January 12 - Still Ramblin’ Around Bruny Island, Tasmania
January 8 - Gone Ramblin’ Up Tasmania’s East Coast
January 3 - Shy Albatross Following the Crayfish Boat Off Tasmania

2010

December 30 - A New Year’s Wish Cast Off a Crayfish Boat, Tasmania
December 27 - Crayfish Bait Skeletons: A Southern Ocean Close-Up in Tasmania
December 24 - Message on a Tasmanian Beer Can Postcard
December 22 - Sounds Like a Tasmanian Crayfish
December 17 - A Week Crayfishing in Tasmania: Reds, Brindles, and Close-Up Photos
December 13 - From Mule to Bike to Crayfish Boat: Setting Sail in Tasmania
December 11 - The Ashland Family: A Tasmanian Camping Life on Cockle Creek
December 8 - South East Cape – The Farthest South You Can Go In Tasmania
December 5 - Deborah Wace’s Giant Orchid Prints: An Artist in the Tasmanian Bush
December 2 - A Broken Bike and a Tiny Orchid: Meeting Deborah Wace in Tasmania
November 29 - Meeting Razor the Amazer: A Tasmanian Fisherman’s Idea of Freedom
November 25 - Stan Watts Plays the Harmonium: A Tasmanian Museum Tune
November 22 - Postcards from Australia’s Southernmost Pub and Post Office
November 22 - Crayfish Economics at the Southport Settlement Pub, Tasmania
November 21 - Woody and Maggie Walk Across America — Children’s Book
November 21 - Postcards From Tasmania
November 18 - Building a $10 Tip Shop Bike for Tasmania
November 16 - A Road Trip in a 1953 Daimler Conquest, Tasmania
November 12 - Seaweed Mulch: A Tasmanian Gardener’s Sea-to-Garden Trick
November 10 - Sailor Seeks Horse: Posting an Ad at the Red Velvet Lounge
November 8 - Ludo Mineur and His Alpaca Chico: A Chance Meeting in Hobart
November 6 - The Fishing Boat Chaparral: A Huon Pine Vessel in Cygnet, Tasmania
November 2 - Horseless in Cygnet, Tasmania: Bike, Boat, or Kayak?
October 29 - Packing 16 Pounds for Six Months in Tasmania
October 28 - Sought: Animal Transport
October 27 - Bernie's Guest Book
October 22 - Get a Real Postcard from Tasmania: Bring Back Old-Fashioned Mail
October 20 - Setting Off for Tasmania: An Unplanned Bike, Boat, and Horse Adventure
October 20 - Where in the World is Tasmania?
October 5 - Packing Light for Tasmania: What You Really Need to Travel
January 1 - New Year Snail Mask Debacle

2009

September 28 - The Completed Lost Sea Expedition Route
August 27 - The Final Lost Sea Breakfast
March 16 - The Bull ‘n Lime Incident: Bernie Harberts Talks with Trent Loos
March 3 - Crossing New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains by Covered Wagon
February 23 - The Hands That Feed America
February 17 - Journey's End – and an Offer
February 16 - Why New Mexico Crows Keep Starting Fires
February 11 - New Mexico Position Report
February 6 - Abandoned Homesteads: Modern Fossils of the Great Plains
January 30 - Cotton on the Roadside: Roger Haldenby and the Lost Sea
January 23 - Joe Taylor’s Biblical Take on the Lost Sea
January 20 - 2,000 Miles, 9 States, 13 Months: The Lost Sea Route Map
January 15 - How Cowboys Stay Warm: A Texas Bandana Neck Wrap for Mule Travelers

2008

December 6 - The Lone Star view from 500 feet
November 29 - The Last Time the Ackley Well Will Ever Speak
November 19 - Message in a Tumbleweed
November 17 - Not the Kansas You Had in Mind
November 12 - On becoming the Cat Lady
November 12 - Lost Sea Wagon Tour
November 11 - Western Kansas Is Emptier Than Frontier Days
November 4 - Welcome to Colorful Colorado!
November 4 - Nicodemus Part 2: Name without prejudice
November 3 - Nicodemus Part 1: Into the Land of Smoking Holes
October 30 - Coyote Mummy in a Kansas Schoolhouse
October 12 - How to Cook a Prairie Rattlesnake
October 7 - Fossil Posts and Lawyers
August 2 - “Manifold Menus”: Two Cookbooks on How to Cook on a Train Engine
July 8 - Dogged: How Adeline Hallot Crossed the Pyrenees with Two Dogs, a Cart and a Cat
February 13 - Grab Your Scope and Rifle: Mule Polly’s Escaped!
January 24 - The Sound of Tree Wind

2006

May 1 - “Chicken”: The Day Woody Met the Atlantic Ocean
March 4 - How I Quit My Office Job to Sail Around the World
March 3 - Dreaming of Building Garage Sail as a Starving Jockey
March 2 - Winter Wren – Southern Pines, North Carolina
January 25 - Boat Building for Jockeys

2005

December 15 - California or Bust: A Mule Cart Crosses Into New Mexico
November 3 - Finally a Mule Team – East Bend, NC
October 8 - Proud as a Pilot Who Patched the Windshield With Duct Tape
September 5 - Four Miles Down, Four Barrels Up: Oklahoma Stripper Wells
August 31 - Far Enough West the Light Looks Different
June 26 - Don’t Wait for Answers You Don’t Like: Woody and the Snowy Pass
June 24 - I’m So Glad You Came Back: Returning to Leonard Knight’s Salvation Mountain
April 26 - Woody and Maggie Reach the Pacific: San Diego, CA
April 11 - A Mule at the Taco Bell Drive-Through: The Last Day of the Atlantic to Pacific Ride
April 2 - Maggie Chose Dust Over Drowning: The Day the Buggy Died in California
April 2 - How a Potato Truck Ended Maggie’s Buggy Near the Salton Sea
April 2 - Mud, Faith, and Mules at Salvation Mountain
March 31 - What the Dunes Remember: Mule Tracks in the Imperial Sand
March 31 - One Year on Road: Woody and Maggie, Center of the World
March 21 - “Oh My God”: The Day Woody Rode a Trailer Upside Down
March 4 - The First Green Grass: Woody and Maggie Welcome Spring in Arizona
March 3 - Two Miles Per Hour: Arizona Through the Eyes of a Mule Rider
March 3 - Philosophy and Pelts: A Trapper’s Cabin in the Chiricahuas
March 1 - Lost on the McGee Ranch: Two Days Across Six Inches of Map
March 1 - The Saguaro Concert: Riding the Butterfield Route Through Arizona
February 28 - Drowning in the Desert: Flood Warnings Along the Arizona Highway
February 26 - The Pecan Picker: How a Mule Rider Found Work in New Mexico
February 25 - Crossing into Arizona: Woody and Maggie Reach the Grand Canyon State
February 24 - How America Finds You: A Cowboy Song in New Mexico
January 29 - White Sands Missile Range – Alamagordo, NM
January 28 - Just Aim for the Big Middle”: Polly Quick and Coyote Number 17
January 27 - Back Into Where-Are-We-Going-To-Sleep-Tonight Land
January 16 - Snowed In With Cowboys: Ed’s Two Dollar Belt Buckle in Mayhill, NM

2004

December 28 - No Passing. Not Even If You’re a Tumbleweed: Up to the Sacramento Mountains
December 22 - Rolling Out of Artesia with an 83-Year-Old and His VW Covered Wagon
October 21 - I Woke in Oilfield Dirt: Pump Jack Sunrise in Loco Hills, NM
October 15 - A Cheap Red Life Jacket Nearly Got Me Killed 2,000 Miles From Home
October 15 - We Took Bernie Through a Big Hole: Woody and Maggie Report From Clarity Tunnel
October 3 - Through the Clarity Tunnel on Mule Woody — Riding the Caprock Canyons Trailway
September 29 - Mesquite and Windmills: Crossing the Texas Panhandle
September 25 - The Fine Grey Lines: Mule Travel on Oklahoma Dirt Roads
September 22 - Maggie’s Spots Turn Orange: Sunrise in the Wichita Mountains
September 20 - It Pays to Stop and Turn Around: Oklahoma Sunrise at Lake Eufala
September 16 - “How Do You Keep Them So Fat?”: The Kindness of Feed Store Strangers
September 12 - What Would Gus Say? A Police Escort Across the Canadian River
September 12 - “The Jumbos Bite”: Rick’s Rodent Ranch in Lexington, Oklahoma
September 12 - The VW Black Widow Spider of Lexington, Oklahoma
September 11 - I Screamed Like a Girl: The Day I Picked Up a Live Centipede
September 10 - Biker Weddings and Sink Water: Mule Woody and Maggie in Pink, Oklahoma
September 10 - Bring Detergent: A Mule Rider Crosses Into Oklahoma
September 9 - The Only Mansion I Ever Slept in With My Mule: The Grisso Henderson Mansion
September 9 - Over Under Over: Splicing Lead Ropes on the Atlantic to Pacific Ride
September 8 - I Mistook the Owner for the Gardener: The Grisso Henderson Mansion
September 3 - Hubcap Bikinis on Highway 9: The Wheel Lady of Eufaula, Oklahoma
September 1 - “Boy You All Look Respectable”: A Mule Man Meets the McKnights
August 20 - I Don’t Think Trigger Got Led Down Railroad Tracks
August 19 - Jesus in Mortar Mix: Magnolia and the Concrete Yard Art
August 17 - CHIMPS: Two Mules Spend the Night at the Chattanooga Zoo
August 16 - I’m Not Interested in Ovulation and Speculation: Mule Country, Arkansas
August 16 - I Had to Ride Into Pulaski for Mr. Goodwrench to Give Me a Buzz
August 7 - The Answer Always Drives Up: Crossing the Mississippi on Mule Woody
July 29 - I’d Bought Two Left Hand Spurs: A City Slicker in Love Valley
July 19 - Her Name Used to Be “7”: Meet Magnolia the Pack Pony
July 19 - The Bottle Was Half Empty: It Was Time to Move Forward
July 9 - Anchoring a Mule Is Like Anchoring a Sailboat. In Theory.
June 15 - The First Thing We Ever Overtook: Woody and the Steamroller
June 11 - I Missed Whynot to Make Hell Town: Mule Travel in NC
June 4 - Bacon Grease in Pin Hook: The Many Cures for Woody’s Scrape
May 28 - Slower Than a Ripple: A Mule Rider Thinks of the Doldrums
May 20 - It Doesn’t Do to Ride Off on a Too-Freshly Eaten Meal
May 8 - Address It “Attention Woody”: The Mule Who Killed the Red Tip
May 8 - Pony Man: The Marine Who Traded Rifles for Ponies
May 5 - He Peed in the First Day Care Center: The Story of Buddy the Pony
April 19 - Woody’s Words: The Man With My Name Tattooed on His Chest Spelled It Wrong
April 16 - Jumping Boards of the Stella Bridge – Stella, NC
April 6 - Mule Woody Reaches the Atlantic: Help from the Cochrans
April 3 - Between Eider Down and a Stone: The Long Rider’s Grain Pillow
April 3 - Fire Ants and Moonshine: They Never Drank It Like This in Wilkes County
April 3 - The Idea Germinated in a Gale: How Woody and I Came to Be
April 1 - From Then On, Woody Spent His Nights Behind the Jail
March 24 - Mule Camping at the Beaufort Historic Site
March 21 - No Broken Neck. No Broken Back. Just One Upside Down Mule.
March 20 - The Farrier Who Offered to Let Me Shoe My Own Mule
March 19 - Mule on the Picket Line: Woody’s Bad Night on the Neuse
March 19 - “Pal, Don’t”: The Night Woody Scared Me on the Neuse
March 19 - “I’ll Rent You the Tools”: The Farrier Who Called My Bluff
March 15 - I Did Not Look Back: I Just Rode My Mule West

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December 20 - Caribbean Christmas Under Sail: Aboard Sea Bird in Antigua

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