Lost Sea Expedition
Reptile Roadblocks
Skull of a 17-foot roadblock
Traveling across the Great Plains, various reptiles like snakes and tortoises have held up progress. But a 17-foot turtle….?
Other times, mule Polly and I linger by choice in communities that catch our fancy. To visit a few of the ones we’ve spoken in, click here to go to the Appearances page….
Tales from a Soddie
George McKillip: 92 years old
Sod house dweller
A house built from dirt? Click here to listen to George McKillip explain…
Grasshopper
Free Download: “Manifold Menus”, A Cookbook on How to Cook on a Locomotive Engine
The Iron Caterpillar
Outside Seneca, NE
Following the BNSF railroad through the Nebraska Sandhills, I wonder what life’s like aboard the rumbling iron caterpillar. Meet Gene Hansen, who’ll tell you what it tastes like…. Also, mule Polly and I are still in a signin’ and shippin’ mood.
Signing a copy of the “Too Proud” travel book atop the Harlan County Dam
South of Republican City, Nebraska
Bean Can Boot Repair
How it all started
North of Hyannis, Nebraska
I noticed the hole in mule Polly’s boot the day we missed creaming a tortoise by a hoof-width. Click here for a bodgey repair story…
Get a Book Straight off the Mule Wagon
A yellow mule wagon rolls into your town and you think, “hmmmm…. Wonder what he’s selling?”
Hmmmm…..
Anselmo, NE
Problem is, there’s a gap between what folks think they can buy off a mule wagon – and what you can actually carry aboard an equine-powered machine. I roll into a town like Anselmo, Nebraska, and folks wander up with a fist-full of dollars saying, “Mister, I’d like a hotdog.” or, “Mister, I’d like an ice cream.”
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Get a Book and Mule Fuel Bookmark Straight off the Mule Wagon!
Breaking News: The RiverEarth.com General Store has moved aboard that Lost Sea wagon for the next 6 weeks. That’s right, here’s you chance to get signed books, DVDs and a Great Plains bookmark straight off the Lost Sea Expedition wagon….
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