Woody and Maggie
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Howdy. This is where I (Bernie Harberts) post about my travels by mule, boat and bike.
To join me for an authentic mule voyage, check out the Lost Sea Expedition, the Rocky Mountain PBS series about my 14 month mule voyage across America.
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My wife Julia’s take on things at Considering Animals.com.
Happy Adventuring!
Bernie
Too Proud to Ride a Cow
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After spending almost 5 years sailing alone around the world, Bernie Harberts arrived home a prisoner of the very independence he’d worked so hard to cultivate.
Harberts decided it was time to let people back in his life.
Bernie and his mule Woody began their journey in Oriental, NC, walked to the Atlantic Ocean then turned west. A year later, they completed their adventure at the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, CA.
Bernie regained his… Continue reading
Woody and Maggie Walk Across America
Woody and Maggie Walk Across America
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Hard cover version $18.95 (shipping just $3.95 to any US location)
“Woody and Maggie Walk Across America” is an account of Bernie’s cross-country mule and pony adventure. The 40-page, full color, hard cover children’s book is written for 5 to 10-year-old readers. Join Bernie, Woody and Maggie to discover:
- What Bernie found unusual about each state
- What Woody and Maggie imagined about each state
- How the three… Continue reading
Hoofing and sharing it.
A while back I decided to travel across North Carolina by mule. Trouble was, I didn’t own a saddle bag, horse trailer, or, yeah, it gets worse, a vehicle.
I did own a mule named Woody.
By dint of sewing, borrowing and improvising,… Continue reading
Woody and Maggie (198/9? – 2014)
I’ve written and read a lot of obituaries lately. In the span of eighteen months, my mother, dad, mule, pack pony and family dog have died. None of this comes as a surprise. The young are supposed to scatter the ashes of the old. Then they go on living. Potatoes are banked. Winesaps are pruned. Commutes are commuted. May be some ash slips in to the orchard.
Here’s a look back at two extraordinary equines that took me in to… Continue reading
Winter 2014 "Hoofing It" Programs
So you left Christmas in the dust. Made some resolutions but back slid moments after 2014 kicked off. Now you’ve got… Continue reading
Upcoming Hoofing It programs
Sap’s rising and you’re getting the urge to hit the road like back in the day when all it took was a stick and a hankie. Sure, those hobo days are romanticized but face it, the older you get, the more reasons you come up with to stay put.
Still, every year, you wonder. If you don’t run away this year, will you ever?
Too Proud To Ride A Cow Original
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Too Proud To Ride A Cow
Order online with MasterCard, Visa or PayPal
Paper back version $16.95. (shipping just $3.95 to any US location)
Kindle version $2.99. No shipping charge. Download your digital copy here.
After spending almost 5 years sailing alone around the world, Bernie Harberts arrived home a prisoner of the very independence he’d worked so hard to cultivate.
Harberts decided it was time to let people back in his… Continue reading
Woody and Maggie Walk Across America Original
Woody and Maggie Walk Across America
“Woody and Maggie Walk Across America” is an account of Bernie’s cross-country mule and pony adventure. The 40-page, full color, hard cover children’s book is written for 5 to 10-year-old readers. Join Bernie, Woody and Maggie to discover:
- What Bernie found unusual about each state
- What Woody and Maggie imagined about each state
- How the three lived from day to day.
Exercises at the end of the book help children find their way across… Continue reading
Bernie and His Mounts Present "Hoofing It"
Bernie, Woody and Maggie on the trail outside Lenoir, NC (Eileen Walsh photo)
Bernie and his critters are back on the trail – the speaker’s trail that is. They have a program scheduled Wednesday, August 26 in West Jefferson, NC. Click here for the details…
